The Resource What was the Gold Rush?, by Joan Holub ; illustrated by Tim Tomkinson

What was the Gold Rush?, by Joan Holub ; illustrated by Tim Tomkinson

Label
What was the Gold Rush?
Title
What was the Gold Rush?
Statement of responsibility
by Joan Holub ; illustrated by Tim Tomkinson
Creator
Contributor
Illustrator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • Describes the nineteenth century American gold rush, and includes information on gold rush "boomtowns," relations between Native Americans and gold rush pioneers, and the importance of the gold rush on American history
  • This book describes the discovery of gold in California in 1848, which attracted over 300,000 people from all over the world
Member of
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Holub, Joan
Dewey number
979.4/04
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
no index present
Interest level
MG
LC call number
F865
LC item number
.H697 2013
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Reading level
4.6
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Tomkinson, Tim
Series statement
What was...?
Study program name
Accelerated Reader
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Gold mines and mining
  • Frontier and pioneer life
  • Gold mines and mining
  • Frontier and pioneer life
  • California
  • California
  • California
  • California
  • California
  • California
Target audience
juvenile
Label
What was the Gold Rush?, by Joan Holub ; illustrated by Tim Tomkinson
Instantiates
Publication
Bar code
  • 31223132897761
  • 31223115185879
  • 31223115185887
  • 31223115185895
  • 31223132897936
  • 31223115185903
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p.104)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
What Was the Gold Rush? -- Striking Gold -- Gold Fever -- Rushing West -- Working a Claim -- A Miner's Week -- Striking It Rich (or Not) -- Law and Order -- Boomtowns -- Mining Gets Harder -- How the Gold Rush Changed America -- Timelines
Dimensions
20 cm.
Extent
105 p.
Isbn
9780448465777
Isbn Type
(hardcover)
Lccn
2012024488
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
ill., maps
System control number
  • 797969862
  • (OCoLC)797969862
Label
What was the Gold Rush?, by Joan Holub ; illustrated by Tim Tomkinson
Publication
Bar code
  • 31223132897761
  • 31223115185879
  • 31223115185887
  • 31223115185895
  • 31223132897936
  • 31223115185903
  • 31223132897779
  • 31223115185929
  • 31223115185937
  • 31223132897787
  • 31223132897910
  • 31223132897928
  • 31223115185960
  • 31223119040278
  • 31223115185978
  • 31223132897795
  • 31223132897803
  • 31223132897811
  • 31223132897837
  • 31223132897845
  • 31223115186026
  • 31223132897852
  • 31223132897860
  • 31223132897878
  • 31223115186042
  • 31223115186059
  • 31223115186067
  • 31223115186075
  • 31223115186083
  • 31223115186091
  • 31223132897902
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p.104)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
What Was the Gold Rush? -- Striking Gold -- Gold Fever -- Rushing West -- Working a Claim -- A Miner's Week -- Striking It Rich (or Not) -- Law and Order -- Boomtowns -- Mining Gets Harder -- How the Gold Rush Changed America -- Timelines
Dimensions
20 cm.
Extent
105 p.
Isbn
9780448465777
Isbn Type
(hardcover)
Lccn
2012024488
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
ill., maps
System control number
  • 797969862
  • (OCoLC)797969862

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