gold discoveries

Twelve-year-old Annyrose relates her adventures with Joaqu?n Murieta and his band of outlaws in the California gold-mining region during the mid-1800s.

Describes the discovery of gold in California and its impact on the development of California and the West.

Twelve-year-old Davey arrives in Dawson City from Lake Bennett to look for his Uncle Walt who has come to the area to search for gold and encounters thousands of people, abandoned dogs, and a fire that threatens to destroy the town.

A history of the California gold rush, discussing the first discovery of gold, the 49ers, and how the gold rush changed the landscape of America.

Through telegrams, letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles, retells the true story of Will Stanley Pearce and Marshall Bond's adventure as prospectors in Dawson City, Canada, during the Klondike gold rush.

"Leah [Westfall] is poised to have everything she ever dreamed of on the long, dangerous journey to California's gold fields--wealth, love, the truest friends, and a home. Thanks to her magical ability to sense precious gold, Leah, her fianc? Jefferson, and her friends have claimed rich land in California Territory. But their fortune makes them a target, and when a dangerous billionaire sets out to destroythem, Leah and her friends must fight back with all their power and talents. Leah's magic is continuing to strengthen and grow, but someone is on to her--someone who might have a bit of magic herself. The stakes are higher than ever as Leeand her friends hatch a daring scheme that could alter California's history forever."--Amazon.

"After her harrowing journey west to California, Lee Westfall has finally found a new home, one rich in gold, thanks to her magical power, a power that seems to be changing every day. But this home is rich in other ways, too: with friends who are searching for a place to be themselves, just as she is, and with love. Jefferson, her longtime best friend, hasn't stopped trying to win her heart. And Lee is more and more tempted to say yes. But her uncle Hiram hasn't given up his quest to get Lee and her power under his control. When she's kidnapped and taken to him, Lee sees firsthand the depths of her uncle's villainy. Yet Lee's magic is growing. Gold no longer simply sings to her, it listens. It obeys her call. Is it enough to destroy her uncle once and for all?"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a short history of the 1849 California Gold Rush written in graphic novel format, and focuses on the discovery of gold at John Sutter's mill and how it changed both California and the rest of the nation.

Fourteen-year-old Sig is stranded at a remote cabin in the Arctic wilderness with his father, who died just hours earlier after falling through the ice, when a terrifying man arrives, claiming Sig's father owes him a share of a horde of stolen gold and that he will kill Sig if he does not get his money.