[Stories in American History 01] • The California Gold Rush
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- Authors
- Altman, Linda Jacobs
- Publisher
- Enslow Publishers
- ISBN
- 9781464504716
- Date
- 2012-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 11.29 MB
- Lang
- en
In 1848, gold was discovered in California! This exciting news spread eastward. People from all walks of life with dreams of enormous riches packed up their belongings and left their comfortable homes behind in search of the hidden treasure. They entered into and helped create the rough, fast-paced, and sometimes glamorous world of the California gold rush. Some struck it rich; many more did not-but they all had a story to tell.