What Was the Gold Rush?

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Vendor:Penguin Random House

SKU:7923

Categories: History, Reading & Literature

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SKU: 7923

Which of these facts are true?
Bedbug, Hangtown, and Murderer’s Gulch were mining camps
People poured into California to get rich quick
The largest nugget weighed 195 pounds

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!

Paperback

Published by Penguin Workshop

112 Pages

5-5/16 x 7-5/8

Middle Grade (8-12)

ISBN 9780448462899

What Was the Gold Rush?

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