What Was the Gold Rush?

by Joan Holub, Who HQ, Tim Tomkinson (Illustrator)

Overview

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!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780448462899
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	02/07/2013
Series:	What Was? Series
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	31,898
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	680L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Joan Holub is the author of other Who Was…? titles, including Who Was Marco Polo? and Who Was Babe Ruth?