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What Was the Gold Rush?

What Was the Gold Rush?

Illustrated by Tim Tomkinson

Paperback

$7.99
What Was the Gold Rush?

About the Book

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!

Product Details

On sale: February 7, 2013
Age: 8-12 years
Grade: Grades 3-7
Page count: 112 Pages
ISBN: 9780448462899
Reading level: Lexile: 680L

Author Bio

Joan Holub is the author of other Who Was…? titles, including Who Was Marco Polo? and Who Was Babe Ruth?