02041cam a2200409 4500 388840334 TxAuBib 20170517120000.0 120622s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2012024488 9780448462899 0448462893 TxAuBib Holub, Joan, 1956- What Was the Gold Rush? / by Joan Holub ; illustrated by Tim Tomkinson. Gold rush. New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 2013. 105 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm. Who HQ Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-105). 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. 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!. 20170517. Gold Mines and Mining California History 19th century Juvenile literature. Gold Mines and Mining California History. Frontier and Pioneer Life California Juvenile literature. Frontier and Pioneer Life California. California Gold discoveries Juvenile literature. California History 1846-1850 Juvenile literature. California Social life and customs 19th century Juvenile literature. California Gold discoveries. California History 1846-1850. California Social life and customs. California History. Tomkinson, Tim, Illustrator. Who HQ.