Life During the Gold Rush

Part of the What You Didn't Know About History series

Discover the harsh realities and hidden stories of the California Gold Rush.

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24 pages· NC820L

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Journey into the gritty world of the California Gold Rush, where fortune seekers faced harsh conditions and elusive dreams. Explore the lives of the forty-niners through vivid images and intriguing facts. What secrets lie beneath the gravel, and who truly struck it rich? Uncover the untold stories of both immigrant and American adventurers in their quest for gold.

From the publisher

People who trekked out to California after learning gold had been found didn’t often strike it rich. Instead, they were greeted with poor living conditions, bad food, and lots of time to sift through gravel for something shiny. This book not only introduces readers to the circumstances of the gold rush, but also augments the social studies curriculum with surprising facts about the time period and the forty-niners’ lives. Detailed photographs and illustrations of life in California gold country will engage readers on their journey through the goldfields, while fascinating fact boxes invite them into the lives of immigrant and American fortune seekers.

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