1846-1850

In 1848, near Sutter's Mill in California a man spotted small gold nuggets in the American River. This discovery led to the gold rush in the west.

Explores the California Gold Rush by examining the causes leading up to it and the immediate and lasting effects it had on the people and places involved.

"In graphic novel format, follows the adventures of Nickolas Flux as he travels back in time and must survive the California Gold Rush"--.

A young woman who possesses a supernatural ability to sense the presence of gold disguises herself as a boy and seeks safety and romance in California.

Follows the development of the gold rush in California starting in the 1840s and discusses what routes gold seekers took to reach California, how the gold rush contributed to the growth of San Francisco, and how it was first discovered at Sutter's Mill.

"Explores the California Gold Rush by examining the causes leading up to it and the immediate and lasting effects it had on the people and places involved"--Provided by publisher.

Aristocratic Benjamin Knowles impulsively leaves the Old World in the mid-nineteenth century and travels to New York where he is befriended by muckraking journalist Timothy Skaggs, Mexican War veteran and firefighter Duff Lucking, and Duff's actress sister Polly, and together the four set off for the frontier, chasing the prospects of new beginnings and California gold.

Readers look at life in mining camps, the cities that grew from them, changes in the economy and the effect the Gold Rush had on California's Native Americans.

An introduction to the California gold rush.

Presents an accounting of the 1849 California Gold Rush written in graphic novel format.