The Wells Fargo Book of the Gold Rush

By Margaret Rau

Margaret Rau takes young readers on a thrilling journey through the California gold rush, from its dawning moment in 1848 in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada through the riotous days of its height,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 068983019X
• ISBN13: 9780689830198
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Atheneum Books
• Length: 143 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

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With prints and photos of the people and places

Rau takes the reader on an intriguing journey through the California gold rush from its roots in 1949 to the 1855 recession which signaled its end. Prints and photos of the people and places from the Wells Fargo Archives illustrate the history and add color and insight.