California History for Kids: Missions, Miners, and Moviemakers in the Golden State, Includes 21 Activities Volume 39

by Katy S. Duffield

Book Overview

The story of California is the story of dreamers--explorers, gold miners, immigrants, ranchers, moviemakers, farmers, and everyday Americans who headed west for a fresh start. The first native inhabitants arrived 9,000 years ago, ancestors of the tribes who would greet the Spanish in the 1700s. Father Jun pero Serra later established a chain of missions along the coast, expanding European and Mexican influence. But when gold was discovered in 1848,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569765324
• ISBN13: 9781569765326
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 11.0" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7