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The California Gold Rush by May McNeer
On January 24, 1848, James Marshall discovered a small nugget of gold in a stream near Sutter's Mill, California. Though he tried to keep it a secret, word spread through the country like wildfire. Before the year was out, the great American gold rush had begun. This true-life adventure story recreates the days when young and old went west with pick and shovel in the hope of finding riches.
Traces the history of the gold rush in California including anecdotes about legendary characters and fabulous "strikes" of the mining camps.
The authors of They Came Singing bring you 58 songs from the colorful days of the California gold rush. These are songs that were sung aboard ships and on wagon trains on the way to the gold fields. They were shouted out around campfires and in saloons in the mining camps. The hardships of both the journey and mining life are often treated with rough humor and give a vivid picture of life in the gold fields
The lure of gold drew groups from all over the world. This collection includes songs of people already in California (Indians and Mexican Californians) as well as those who came here from other parts of the United States and from foreign lands.
Striking It Rich : The Story of the California Gold Rush (Ready-To-Read) by Stephen Krensky, Anna Divito
When word got out that gold had been discovered at Sutter's Fort in 1849, gold fever swept the nation, bringing permanent settlers to California and most other regions of the far west. This lively account is full of information that describes the living conditions of the prospectors, the profiteers who sold them supplies, and other details. Full color.
The California Gold Rush (Cornerstones of Freedom) by Richard Conrad Stein
California Gold Rush : Search for Treasure by Catherine E. Chambers, Allan Eitzen (Illustrator)