What Was the Gold Rush?

by Joan Holub and Who H.Q.

Book Overview

In 1848, gold was discovered in California, attracting over 300,000 people from all over the world, some who struck it rich and many more who didn't. Hear the stories about the gold-seeking "forty-niners " With black-and white illustrations and sixteen pages of photos, a nugget from history is brought to life

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0448462893
• ISBN13: 9780448462899
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7