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The California Gold Rush: (Reissue) (Landmark Book)
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The California Gold Rush: (Reissue) (Landmark Book)
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by May Mcneer
Sales Rank : 551701
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Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback: 147 pages
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers June 12, 1987
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0394891775
ISBN-13: 978-0394891774
Product Dimensions:
7.5 x 5 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
Product Description
On January 24, 1848, James Marshall discovered a small nugget of gold in a stream near Sutter's Mill, California. Though he tried to keep it a secret, word spread through the country like wildfire. Before the year was out, the great American Gold Rush had begun. Here's a true-life story that re-creates a time when people from all walks of life dropped what they were doing and headed west with picks and shovels in the hope of finding riches--and added a brand-new chapter to our country's history.
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On January 24, 1848, James Marshall discovered a small nugget of gold in a stream near Sutter's Mill, California. Though he tried to keep it a secret, word spread through the country like wildfire. Before the year was out, the great American Gold Rush had begun. Here's a true-life story that re-creates a time when people from all walks of life dropped what they were doing and headed west with picks and shovels in the hope of finding riches--and added a brand-new chapter to our country's history.
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