Courage of The 49ers A Story of the California Gold Rush

Name: Courage of The 49ers A Story of the California Gold Rush
Price: 9.07 USD
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ISBN: 9781481013116

ISBN-10: 1481013114

ISBN-13: 9781481013116

Edition: N/A

Authors: Al Rocca

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It is the summer of 1849 and the California Gold Rush is on! Along with thousands of excited gold seekers, twelve-year old Lena Brown and her family have just arrived in Sacramento. Follow Lena as she meets some of the key figures in early California history, including John Sutter, James Marshall and Pierson B. Reading. You will learn about life in Old Sacramento and the wild new gold boomtowns of Coloma, Nevada City and Shasta.As the adventure begins, Lena makes new friends like William Boils, who recently lost both of his parents. William introduces Lena to Cho Ming-Wun, a Chinese boy. Lena also meets Joshua Smith, known as "Jumpin' Josh" to his friends. Josh teaches Lena how to pan for…

Book details

List price: $8.95
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date: 1/30/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 154
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.42" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Author, Al M. Rocca is Professor Emeritus of Education & History from Simpson University in Redding. He has written extensively on local history of Shasta County.