1846-1850

Examines the role the California Gold Rush played in the events leading up to the Civil War including the debate between the Northern and Southern states over California.

Surveys the life of Swiss/German immigrant John Sutter on whose land gold was discovered in the mid-nineteenth century, spurring the California gold rush and westward expansion. Presented in English and Spanish.

Traces the history of the gold rush in California including anecdotes about legendary characters and fabulous "strikes" of the mining camps.

Presents the scene in California after gold was discovered on John Sutter's land in 1849 and the subsequent fortunes made and hearts broken.

Presents a detailed chronology of the California gold rush.

Yearning for adventure and tired of farm life in New Hampshire, sixteen-year-old Mary Margaret Malarkey journeys to California in 1848 to find her father who arrived earlier to make his fortune in the goldfields.

In 1848, fifteen-year-old Phoebe Brown disguises herself as a boy and runs away with her friend Robbie Robson to join in the California gold rush and, after many adventures, they eventually find themselves running a restaurant in San Francisco.

James Frazier Reed, one of the leaders of the Donner Party, sets off with his family in a covered wagon known as the Palace Car, planning to travel to California in style, but he is exiled from the group after a fight with a drover, and goes on ahead, only to find himself separated from his wife and children who are trapped in sudden snow storms.

"Read about when gold was discovered in California, and how this triggered one of the most amazing migrations in history"--Provided by publisher.

Chronicles the 1848 Gold Rush, focusing on how the migration of more than ten percent of the American population to California's gold fields influenced the history and development of the nation.