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Primary Source History of the Gold Rush

Inspire students with amazing stories from the California Gold Rush. With the use of personal accounts, newspaper stories, and other primary sources, the events of this fascinating time in history come to life.

By Micklos

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9781491484906, titled "A Primary Source History of the Gold Rush" | Fact Finders, January 1, 2016, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Inspire students with amazing stories from the California Gold Rush.

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9781491484869, titled "A Primary Source History of the Gold Rush" | Fact Finders, January 1, 2016, cover price $26.65

Pacific Crossing: California Gold, Chinese Migration, and the Making of Hong Kong

Product Description: During the nineteenth century, tens of thousands of Chinese men and women crossed the Pacific to work, trade, and settle in California. Making use of extensive research in archives around the world, Pacific Crossing charts the rise of Chinese Gold Mountain firms engaged in all kinds of transpacific trade, especially the lucrative export of prepared opium and other luxury goods...read more

By Elizabeth Sinn

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Hardcover:

9789888139712 | Hong Kong Univ Pr, April 2, 2013, cover price $45.00

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9789888139729 | Reprint edition (Hong Kong Univ Pr, March 1, 2015), cover price $34.00 | About this edition: During the nineteenth century, tens of thousands of Chinese men and women crossed the Pacific to work, trade, and settle in California.

Money Pits: British Mining Companies in the Californian and Australian Gold Rushes of the 1850s

Product Description: Between 1849 and 1853 shares in nearly 120 public companies to exploit the booming goldfields of California and Australia were offered to the British public. The companies were collectively capitalised at over GBP15 million, but in the end only some GBP1...read more

By John Woodland

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9781472442796 | Ashgate Pub Co, December 28, 2014, cover price $149.95 | About this edition: Between 1849 and 1853 shares in nearly 120 public companies to exploit the booming goldfields of California and Australia were offered to the British public.

Gold: Firsthand Accounts from the Rush That Made the West

Product Description: Â The Gold Rush era was an amazing time in our countryâs history. California had just been occupied during the Mexican-American War and wasnât officially a U.S. territory yet when gold was discovered in 1848. Suddenly the whole world was electrified by the news and tales of men digging vast amounts of wealth out of the ground, even finding gold nuggets just lying around...read more

By John Richard Stephens

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9780762791507 | Twodot, June 3, 2014, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Â The Gold Rush era was an amazing time in our countryâs history.

What Was the Gold Rush?

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!

By Tim Tomkinson (illustrator)

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9780448465777 | Grosset & Dunlap, February 7, 2013, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: 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.

Paperback:

9780448462899 | Grosset & Dunlap, February 7, 2013, cover price $5.99

Prebinding:

9780606299725 | Reprint edition (Turtleback Books, February 7, 2013), cover price $16.00

Mountains and Molehills: Or Recollections of Burnt Journal

Product Description: An Englishman in gold rush California Frank Marryat arrived in California from England in 1850 with a manservant and three hunting dogs, hoping to find inspiration for a travel memoir like the one he had previously written about Borneo...read more

By Robert J. Chandler (foreword by), Scott R. Graum (contributor) and Frank Marryat

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9781597141000 | Heyday Books, May 1, 2009, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: An Englishman in gold rush California Frank Marryat arrived in California from England in 1850 with a manservant and three hunting dogs, hoping to find inspiration for a travel memoir like the one he had previously written about Borneo.

The California Gold Rush: Transforming the American West

Product Description: In 1848, a carpenter found gold in a river in California. The news spread quickly, and soon prospectors from across the country were arriving to pursue their fortunes. This mass migration, known as the Gold Rush, reshaped the United States by drastically accelerating the immigration to the far West...read more

By Liz Sonneborn

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9781604130515 | 1 edition (Chelsea House Pub, October 1, 2008), cover price $35.00 | About this edition: In 1848, a carpenter found gold in a river in California.

In Search of Gold

Product Description: For the first time in a single volume, this is the true adventure of John Fisk (1829-1905), who set out for San Francisco in 1849 at the start of the gold rush. A lost chronicle that hasn't been published in more than 125 years, Fisk's accounts present an honest and insightful portrait of the opening of the American West...read more

By John Fiske

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9780966131833 | Ara Pacis Pub, October 30, 2005, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: For the first time in a single volume, this is the true adventure of John Fisk (1829-1905), who set out for San Francisco in 1849 at the start of the gold rush.

California Gold Rush

Describes, in illustrations and easy text, how gold was discovered in California, how miners traveled to the gold fields, how they sought gold or found riches other ways, and their impact on California.

By Peter Roop

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9780613707213 | Turtleback Books, December 1, 2003, cover price $12.25 | About this edition: Describes, in illustrations and easy text, how gold was discovered in California, how miners traveled to the gold fields, how they sought gold or found riches other ways, and their impact on California.

The Call of Gold: True Tales on the Gold Road to Yosemite

By Peter Browning (editor) and Newell D. Chamberlain

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9780944220139 | Great West Books, February 1, 2003, cover price $15.95

The California Gold Rush

Depicts frontier life in California during the mid-nineteenth-century Gold Rush, and provides a brief history of the state.

By Michael V. Uschan

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9780836862546 | Gareth Stevens Pub, January 1, 2006, cover price $10.50 | About this edition: Depicts frontier life in California during the mid-nineteenth-century Gold Rush, and provides a brief history of the state.

9780836854022 | Gareth Stevens Pub, January 1, 2003, cover price $14.05 | About this edition: Chronicles how the discovery of gold led to the settling of California and discusses life in the mining camps including some of the successes and disappointments of those who risked it all.

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9780836833935 | Gareth Stevens Pub, December 1, 2002, cover price $26.00 | About this edition: Discusses how the discovery of gold led to the settling of California, describing mining life and the settling of the rest of the United States.

9780836853742 | Gareth Stevens Pub, December 1, 2002, cover price $31.00 | About this edition: Chronicles how the discovery of gold led to the settling of California and discusses life in the mining camps including some of the successes and disappointments of those who risked it all.

California Gold Rush

By Connie Roop

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9780606250474 | Demco Media, December 1, 2002, cover price $12.50 | About this edition: Describes, in illustrations and easy text, how gold was discovered in California, how miners traveled to the gold fields, how they sought gold or found riches other ways, and their impact on California.

California Gold Rush

Beginning with the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill, a nonfiction reader describes how mining towns sprung up overnight, the various ways of mining gold, and how this phenomenon changed the landscape of California forever. Original.

By Connie Roop and Peter Roop

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9780439273152 | Scholastic Reference, September 1, 2002, cover price $3.99 | About this edition: Describes, in illustrations and easy text, how gold was discovered in California, how miners traveled to the gold fields, how they sought gold or found riches other ways, and their impact on California.

The Norris, Gregg & Norris Coin and the Gold Rush of '49

Product Description: Book by Hull, George

By George Hull

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Hardcover:

9780877707417 | Ye Galleon Pr, May 1, 2002, cover price $55.01

Paperback:

9780877707400 | George Hull, May 1, 2002, cover price $22.01 | About this edition: Book by Hull, George

Land of Golden Dreams: California in the Gold Rush Decade, 1848-1858

Product Description: The Huntington Library holds the most important collection of Gold Rush materials in the United States. This book, a companion piece to the Huntington exhibit of the same title, brings the Gold Rush era to life through vivid anecdotes taken from actual journal entries, newspaper articles, and letters of the period...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By Peter J. Blodgett

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9780873281836 | Huntington Library Pr, October 1, 1999, cover price $20.95 | About this edition: The Huntington Library holds the most important collection of Gold Rush materials in the United States.

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9780873281829 | Huntington Library Pr, October 1, 1999, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: The Huntington Library holds the most important collection of Gold Rush materials in the United States.

A Golden State: Mining and Economic Development in Gold Rush California

Product Description: California's storied Gold Rush triggered momentous changes not only for the state, but also for the nation and the world. The economic impact of that epoch-making event is the focus of the second volume of the California History Sesquicentennial Series...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By Anthony Kirk (editor), Richard J. Orsi (editor), James J. Rawls (editor) and Marlene Smith-Baranzini (editor)

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9780520217706 | Univ of California Pr, May 1, 1999, cover price $85.00 | About this edition: California's storied Gold Rush triggered momentous changes not only for the state, but also for the nation and the world.

Paperback:

9780520217713 | Univ of California Pr, May 1, 1999, cover price $33.95

The California Gold Rush

Discusses the events surrounding the nineteenth-century gold rush in California, the lifestyle of miners, and the phenomena of boom towns and ghost towns

By Tom Ito

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9781560062936 | Lucent Books, January 1, 1998, cover price $27.45 | About this edition: Discusses the events surrounding the nineteenth-century gold rush in California, the lifestyle of miners, and the phenomena of boom towns and ghost towns

Buckeye in the Land of Gold: The Letters and Journal of William Dennison Bickham

By Randall E. Ham (editor)

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9780870622632 | Arthur H Clark, December 1, 1996, cover price $37.50

The Gold Rush

Illustrates the event which drew thousands of people to California and its effect on gold seekers, Spanish settlers, and Indian tribes (view table of contents)

By Liza Ketchum

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9780316591331 | Little Brown & Co, September 1, 1996, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Illustrates the event which drew thousands of people to California and its effect on gold seekers, Spanish settlers, and Indian tribes

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9780316490474 | Little Brown & Co, September 1, 1996, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Illustrates the event which drew thousands of people to California and its effect on gold seekers, Spanish settlers, and Indian tribes

California Gold Country: Early Mining Days

Product Description: Experience the adventure, romance, and history of people who struggled to realize their share of the American dream while enduring incredible challenges. Each book in The Story Behind the Scenery series tells a compelling story through the eyes of an experienced interpreter whose writing reflects true enthusiasm for the park...read more

By Stanley W. Paher

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9780887141119 | Kc Pubns, August 1, 1996, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Experience the adventure, romance, and history of people who struggled to realize their share of the American dream while enduring incredible challenges.

Tales and Treasures of the California Gold Rush

Product Description: From the first cry of "Gold!" (was it really at Sutter's Mill?) to the frantic search for a fabled "golden lake," this book tells the saga of the California Gold Rush through scores of fascinating stories and anecdotes. All the essentials are here: how the rush for gold began; where the gold seekers came from, and where they went; how they lived, worked, brawled, and played; and how the 49ers and those who followed them changed the course of California history...read more

By Ed Greco (illustrator) and Randall A. Reinstedt

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9780933818286 | Ghost Town Pubns, October 1, 1994, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: From the first cry of "Gold!

The California Gold Rush: A Guide to the California Gold Rush

Discusses the events surrounding the nineteenth-century gold rush in California, the livestyles of miners and mining towns, and the methods used to extract gold

By Eugene R. Hart

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9780963419712 | Freewheel Pubns, January 1, 1993, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Discusses the events surrounding the nineteenth-century gold rush in California, the livestyles of miners and mining towns, and the methods used to extract gold

The California Gold Rush: West With the Forty-Niners

Describes the 1849 California Gold Rush and life for the miners during and after the gold rush

By Elizabeth Van Steenwyk

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9780531200322 | Franklin Watts, June 1, 1991, cover price $23.00 | About this edition: Describes the 1849 California Gold Rush and life for the miners during and after the gold rush

The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted

By Frederick Law Olmsted

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9780801838859, titled "Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted" | Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, July 1, 1990, cover price $85.00

9780801817984 | Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, July 1, 1977, cover price $85.00

Gold Fever

Describes the origins of the California Gold Rush that began in 1848, the individuals and mining techniques involved, and the resulting wealth, destruction, and tragedy.

By A. I. Lake and Arlene C. Rourke

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9780866253741 | Rourke Pub Group, April 1, 1990, cover price $27.27 | About this edition: Describes the origins of the California Gold Rush that began in 1848, the individuals and mining techniques involved, and the resulting wealth, destruction, and tragedy.

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