Catalog Search Results
Author
Appears on list
Description
Stolen From Home and sold into a harsh life as a sled dog in northern Canada, Buck must quickly learn to survive. He soon takes his place as leader of the hardworking team, and his strength and courage become legendary among men. But the call of the wild is strong, awakening primal feelings of a life among wolves...
One of the greatest of all wildlife stories, The Call of the Wild will enthrall today's readers as it has since its first publication...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016].
Description
Few events have shaped the history, economy, and even geography of the state of Colorado quite like the Gold Rush. This book examines the events that led up to the discovery of gold, how the Gold Rush changed the cities and towns of Colorado, and the long-term effects on the state's environment and natural resources. The informative text, supported by full color images and primary source documents, provides not only a chronology of events, but also...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
YOU are a New Englander with a bad case of gold fever. Gold has been discovered in California, and you want to go claim some for yourself. Will you strike it rich? On January 24, 1848, a man working near Sutter's Mill in California spotted a few small gold nuggets in the American River. This discovery led thousands of people to move to the west. However, looking for gold proved to be dangerous work. Author Elaine Landau poses many other exciting questions...
13) The gold rush
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1999
Description
Describes the lure of gold that drew both men and women west and discusses how they lived, the difficulties they faced, the impact of the gold rush on Native Americans, and more.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
This book describes the experiences of Chinese immigrants who come to California in 1850. The reader's choices reveal the historical details about Chinese immigrants who try to strike it rich in the gold mines, seek a fortune in San Francisco's Chinatown, and work on the Transcontinental Railroad.
18) The gold rush
Author
Pub. Date
[1996]
Description
Illustrates the event which drew thousands of people to California and its effect on the gold seekers, the Spanish settlers, and the native Indian tribes who lived there.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
p2012
Description
Newbery Award-winning author Susan Patron brings her talents to the beloved Dear America series in this exciting story of a girl growing up in the Wild West, in a California gold mining town.Growing up in the wild gold-mining town of Bodie, California, in the 1880s, Angeline Reddy has seen it all -- saloons, brawls, and a whole lot of desperation. When her father, Bodie's greatest lawyer, is declared murdered, Angie knows deep in her heart that he...