The California Gold Rush: West With the Forty-Niners (First Book) [Library Binding]

Elizabeth Van Steenwyk (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1991 | Age Level: 10 and up | Series: First Book

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

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 5-7-- An advantage this book has over Rhoda Blumberg's excellent The Great American Gold Rush (Bradbury, 1989) is the lack of footnote style and a good many illustrations in some kind of color--if only a wash. There is not much that can be added to the story of the California gold rush, but Van Steenwyk tries. The discovery of gold at Sutter's mill is somewhat more dramatic and vivid than in other accounts. However, a statement that sea-traveling rushers were called Argonauts "after the gold seekers in Greek mythology" makes one wonder whether gold nuggets and the golden fleece can be equated. Mention, and a picture, of Lola Montez, a gold camp entertainer, is a plus. The story of foreign miners who came to California, particularly the Chinese, enlarges readers' knowledge. Two full-page, useful maps and a helpful glossary round out this attractive addition to literature on the topic. --George Gleason, Department of English, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Library Binding: 63 pages
• Publisher: Franklin Watts (June 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0531200329
• ISBN-13: 978-0531200322
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,042,246 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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