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Barcode30293102243230
StatusIn Processing
LocationClark County
Call NoJ 979.404 Moss
TitleCalifornia gold rush : discover the excitement, chaos, and tragedies of the gold rush that transformed California in the 1800s / author, Marissa Moss.
AuthorMoss, Marissa, author.
CollectionJNF
Total Circ0
NumReserves0
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LocationBarcodeCall NoCreated OnIssue NameCirc StatusTemp Loc
Clark County30293102243230J 979.404 Moss11/20/2025 In Processing 

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9798217125562 (hardcover)
International Standard Book Number 9798217125555 (paperback)
Personal Name Moss, Marissa, author.
Title Statement California gold rush : discover the excitement, chaos, and tragedies of the gold rush that transformed California in the 1800s / author, Marissa Moss.
Edition Statement First American edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York : DK Publishing, 2025.
Physical Description 47 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Series Statement DK super history
General Note Includes index and glossary.
Formatted Contents Note History in perspective -- Key events: What happened when -- Key people: Who's who -- Key location: Bodie Mining town -- New arrivals -- Striking gold -- Word spreads -- Journey to California -- Gold rush pioneers -- Staking a claim -- Life as a Forty-Niner -- The golden state -- Crime and violence -- Indigenous people's experiences -- Striking it rich -- Gold at a a great cost -- Lessons from history -- Uncovering the truth -- Vocabulary builder: missing home
Summary, Etc. Discover the excitement, chaos, and tragedies of the gold rush that transformed California in the 1800s, as people from around the world flocked to the state in search of riches.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Gold mines and mining California Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Frontier and pioneer life California Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term California Gold discoveries Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term California History 1846-1850 Juvenile literature.
Index Term-Genre/Form Illustrated works.
Index Term-Genre/Form Informational works.

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