gold discoveries

Contains profiles and photographs of twenty-three women who sought their fortunes in the Yukon and Alaska during the gold rush age of the late ninteenth and early twentieth century.

Describes the 1849 California Gold Rush and life for the miners during and after the gold rush.

"Examines gold miners, including the discovery of gold in the United States, the California Gold Rush, the daily lives of miners and prospectors, and how the rush for gold changed the landscape of America"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a fictional account of the adventures and experiences of young Thomas Hartley, as he and his two companions set off in 1850 for the California gold fields.

Describes life in the mining camps and the tools and methods of the miners. Tells the stories of those who struck it rich and of those who didn't.

A diary account of fourteen-year-old Susanna Fairchild's life in 1849, when her father succumbs to gold fever on the way to establish his medical practice in Oregon after losing his wife and money on their steamship journey from New York. Includes a historical note.

Presents a short history on the California gold rush of the mid-1800s and discusses the discovery of gold in the Sierra Nevada foothills in 1848 and the expansion of the state that resulted from it.

Describes the origins of the California Gold Rush that began in 1848, the individuals and mining techniques involved, and the resulting wealth, destruction, and tragedy.

Early Whitcomb, whose family's farm in Iowa is failing due to drought, is enticed by his uncle Jesse to go west and dig for gold to help prevent foreclosure, but during their adventure, Jesse gets into trouble, and Early makes hard decisions while trying to find his relative and the riches that lay hidden in the mountains.

In 1849, twelve-year-old California Morning Whipple, who renames herself Lucy, is distraught when her mother moves the family from Massachusetts to a rough California mining town.