Disguised as a boy, young Lixia travels with her mother from China to Stockton, California, in the 1860s, where they join Lixia's father and uncles, who hope to find gold, and make a new home.

In New Bedford, Massachusetts, during the Civil War, a twelve-year-old boy helps his uncle and elderly father gather stones as cargo for whaling ships heading to an undisclosed location.

In the 1850s, nine-year-old Rosalba and her family happily live on a ranch in California until political battles following the gold rush lead to doubt over whether her family's land grant is still valid.

In the mid-nineteenth century Katya, a Russian girl whose stepmother is Aleut, and Miyacha, a native Kashaya girl, trade knowledge about their cultures as they play together in and near Fort Ross, a Russian settlement in northern California. Includes historical information about the fort.In the mid-nineteenth century Katya, a Russian girl and Miyacha, a native Kashaya girl, trade knowledge about their cultures as they play together in and near Fort Ross, a Russian settlement in northern California.

Product Description: Book by Doll, Mary Aswell, Stites, Clara