1846-1850

Examines the history of the California gold rush of 1847 to 1854, a period during which thousands of people rushed across the country hoping to get rich, and provides information about gold fever, the California Trail, mining camps, boomtowns, and related topics.

Provides a general overview of the California gold rush, describing the experiences of the many people who flocked to California in search of riches.

Erika Nagy's family has come to California in search for gold; however, their bad luck has forced Erika to go to work for their landlord, rancher Hart Latham, where she forms a special bond with an injured filly named Arany.

After her family moves to California where her father goes to work in the gold fields, Amanda decides to make her own fortune baking pies and she encourages others to provide the necessary services--from a general store to a school--that enables her town to prosper.

A biography of the man whose life spans the early history of California under the flags of four different governments.

When word leaks out that gold has been found on property owned by John Sutter in 1847, it changes his life and the course of American history forever.

As they mingle with the gold miners in their parents' dining hall, eleven-year-old David and his younger sister are caught up in the debate about California statehood and slavery.

Presents an introduction to the California Gold Rush, describing how gold was discovered in the territory in 1848, explaining how people made the difficult journey to California in hopes of getting rich, looking at the other ways in which people made money off the Gold Rush, and discussing the impact of the event on California.