Chamberlin Free Public Library Catalog

The great American gold rush /

Blumberg, Rhoda.

The great American gold rush / - 1st ed. - New York : Bradbury Press, c1989. - 135 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 130-131).

Gold fever-- The fever spreads -- Shortcuts: Panama, Nicaragua, Mexico -- The Cape Horn route -- Overland -- Land of promise -- At the diggings -- Law and order -- Foreigners -- Women -- The end of the rainbow.

Describes the emigration of people from the East Coast of the United States and from foreign countries to California to pursue the dream of discovering gold.

0027116816 : $16.95 9780027116816

89000736


Voyages to the Pacific coast--Juvenile literature.
Overland journeys to the Pacific--Juvenile literature.
Voyages to the Pacific Coast.
Overland journeys to the Pacific.


California--Gold discoveries--Juvenile literature.
California--Description and travel--Juvenile literature.
California--Gold discoveries.
California--Description and travel.
California--Description and travel.

F865 / .B6524 1989

979.4/04