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Author
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
Describes the California Gold Rush of 1848 during which many American men left in search of wealth while their families stayed home to sustain their businesses and farms. Also examines the lure of success that drew people to California and the conditions and violence they encountered there.
2) Pale rider
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
One man stands up to the corporate mining boss who is out to kill all of the independent miners in gold rush California.
4) Dirty gold
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Français
Description
Gold, the enduring safe investment and symbol of wealth, comes at a high price. Mined in slave-like conditions, it has been linked to everything from funding civil wars in Africa to causing environmental disasters in Latin America. The market for gold is enormous with 70% of global production handled by just one country: Switzerland. The industry has been protected by the Swiss state for more than a century, and turning a blind eye here is standard...
Publisher
Heyday Books in conjunction with the California Council for the Humanities
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
An anthology of over one hundred writings about life in California before, during, and after the Gold Rush, compiled in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the discovery of gold nuggets at Sutter's Mill in 1848.
9) Deadly grace
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
On a cold winter night in a small Minnesota town in 1979, someone comes looking for Grace Meade. She is killed and her house is set ablaze. Incredibly, the prime suspect is her own daughter, Jillian. Rescued from the burning house, Jillian Meade is hospitalized, unable-or unwilling-to speak. After an attempt to take her own life, Jillian's doctor gives her a blank journal to encourage her to write about her mother's death. Unaware of what has happened,...
10) The gold rush
Author
Publisher
Weigl Publishers
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Briefly discusses the events surrounding the nineteenth-century gold rush in California, using first-hand accounts.
Author
Publisher
Barbour Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Journey now to San Francisco, California, of 1853 where. An English socialite finds more treasure than expected on her trip to the American West. When Abby Effingham becomes stranded in the middle of the California gold rush, her money depletes quickly even while her prospects for marriage increase daily. But Abby is on a mission to find her mother not romance. Will a ridiculous scandal keep her from traveling on, or will it wake up an aloof innkeeper...
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Contents: Gold fever strikes -- Race to the Klondike -- The Dead Horse Trail -- Down the Yukon -- Welcome to Dawson City -- The search for gold -- After the Gold Rush -- Where does the Klondike Gold Rush fit into history?
Series
Publisher
Lonely Planet Global Limited
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's Pocket Brisbane & the Gold Coast is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Thrill on the rides, waterslides and movie sets of the Gold Coast's mega theme parks; admire the works of art at Brisbane's Gallery of Modern Art, Australia's biggest gallery of modern and contemporary art; and soak up rays...
Author
Publisher
Flash Point
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces young readers to the history of the California gold rush, describing the journey to California, the process of panning for gold, and the fortunes that this gold brought many different people.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
“Crichton’s ultimate adventure.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
“Pirates Latitudes has the loot: Gore, sex, action….A lusty, rollicking 17th century adventure.”
—USA Today
“Riveting….Great entertainment….The pages and minutes fly by.”
—Cleveland Plain Dealer
#1 New York
...Author
Publisher
Aunt Phil's Trunk LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"If you enjoy reading entertaining nonfiction short stories, then you will love Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume Two. Not only do these easy-to-read pages keep you hooked to see what happens next, they also offer a window into the past through hundreds of historical photographs."--
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