Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

McNeer, May

The California Gold Rush May McNeer ; Illustrated by Lynda Ward - 5th printing - New York Random House 1950 - 184 p. Illus. Hardback book. - Landmark Books .

Tells the tale of the California gold rush which began in 1848 and ended in 1854. It brought people from all over the world to find gold, though only a few hundred ever became wealthy. This is the story of their lives, their hopes, their successes and their failures, the effects it had on the Native Americans and how the state of California was changed forever.

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Gold mining California -- History
History California
Gold Rush California --1848-1854


California--United States

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