The California Gold Rush, Joe Dunn
The California Gold Rush, Joe Dunn
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The California Gold Rush

Author: Joe Dunn

Narrator: Robert Rance

Unabridged: 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2008

Synopsis

California, 1849. The Wild West became the destination for many Americans in 1849. Gold fever had struck when a gold nugget was discovered in the American River. Soon, people were coming from the East any way they could to cash in on the riches! Join the rush helped expanded the settlement of the United States in this stunning graphic novel. Maps, timelines, glossaries, and indexes make these titles an exciting addition to classroom discussion.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kris

Richards doesn’t actually write anything about the Civil War. The book is about bills in Congress, laws in states, political influence, California becoming a state, and the legality of slavery. He falls into the standard nonfiction trap: constantly flitting from one name to the next, with no end in......more

Goodreads review by Ray

In the interest of time, and because his assessment matches mine, I've plagerized Stuart's 5/12/08 review of this book. As he wrote: "An interesting subject - how California nearly became a slave state, or was nearly severed into two states, one free and one slave. Some nice detail about the infamou......more

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