This book is a biography of the man associated with the gold rush in California, detailing his various business ventures and pioneering exploits in California.
Presents a selection of black-and-white photographs of miners and mining life taken by photographer E. A. Hegg after he traveled to the Klondike in 1897, and includes commentary on the quest for gold.
Describes the people, places, events, and experiences of the Klondike stampede in the late nineteenth century, accompanied by historical photographs and drawings.
Chronicles the life of a woman who was born as a slave in Missouri in 1839, moved with her family to California, and later lived on a small island off the coast of British Columbia until she was 105.
a primary source history of the search for gold in California
O'Donnell, Kerri
2003
Uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount how the mid-nineteenth century California gold rush affected Americans and immigrants and how it shaped history.
A young Chinese boy nicknamed Runt records his experiences in a journal as he travels from southern China to California in 1852 to join his uncle during the Gold Rush.
A short history of the 1849 California gold rush, written in graphic novel format, focusing on the discovery of gold at John Sutter's mill and how it changed both California and the rest of the nation.
