The Gold Rush

Bobbie Kalman author of the acclaimed Historic Communities and Early SettlerLife series explores the action and adventure that made the West famous. Inthe latte... » 

Bobbie Kalman author of the acclaimed Historic Communities and Early SettlerLife series explores the action and adventure that made the West famous. Inthe latter part of the 19th century more than half a million pioneers headedwest to carve out a future on an unknown frontier. Some were drawn by the offerof cheap land and the promise of religious freedom while others had high hopesof finding gold. Thrilling authentic photos and fullcolor illustrationsrecreate what life was really like for these cowboys adventurers andimmigrants in this roughandready era in our history.In search of large fortunes thousands of prospectors braved arduous treks westand north by sea and by wagon train to California and the Klondike region. TheGold Rush investigates one of the most thrilling and desperate times in NorthAmerican history. Exciting text details how a claim was staked how the gold was retrieved by panning digging or hydraulic mining the tools used to hit pay dirt how prospectors lived in often difficult conditions what role women and children played the problem of lawlessness and harsh justice the violation of the Native peoples way of life «