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Language: en
Pages: 129
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-02-07 - Publisher: Penguin
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 s
Language: en
Pages: 52
Pages: 52
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000-09 - Publisher: Capstone
Follows the development of the gold rush in California starting in the 1840's. Examines its effects on the economic, social, and political development of the ar
Language: en
Pages: 54
Pages: 54
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: Capstone
Describes adventures and disasters in the lives of people who rushed to the gold mines of California in 1848 and explains how this event sparked the state's dev
Language: en
Pages: 48
Pages: 48
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-12-15 - Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica
In this authoritative guide, readers will examine the many aspects of the California Gold Rush and the event's larger role in westward expansion. Studying the f
Language: en
Pages: 394
Pages: 394
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-09-01 - Publisher: Univ of California Press
On the morning of January 24, 1848, James W. Marshall discovered gold in California. The news spread across the continent, launching hundreds of ships and hitch