| The California Gold Rush: A History Perspectives Book Contributor(s): Lusted, Marcia Amidon (Author) |
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ISBN: 1631376152 ISBN-13: 9781631376153 Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing OUR PRICE: $30.47 Product Type: Library Binding Published: August 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - State & Local |
| Dewey: 979.404 |
| LCCN: 2014004581 |
| Lexile Measure: 980 |
| Series: Perspectives Library |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 7.6" W x 9.6" (0.60 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book relays the factual details of the California Gold Rush. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a builder working on Sutter's Mill when gold was discovered, a '49er who left New York for California, and a prospector from Chile who came by ship to California to find riches. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about a historical event. |