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1848 – 1855
The Gold Rushes in California, Alaska, and Colorado were periods of intense migration and excitement. The California Gold Rush began in 1848, drawing thousands of people hoping to strike it rich. Later, the Colorado Gold Rush in the 1850s and the Alaska Gold Rush in the 1890s brought similar waves of prospectors. These events led to rapid population growth and significant economic changes in these regions. You can find more books about westward expansion here.
Picture books
Pedro’s Pan
Playful story about a man and his pan, inspired by the man who launched the Alaska gold rush
Chapter books
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Excellent novel about a girl making the most of life in a California mining town
Hard Gold: The Colorado Gold Rush of 1859
Novel about a farm boy who follows his uncle west and learns about the reality of gold country
By the Great Horn Spoon!
Exciting novel about a boy who runs away to California to mine gold and find adventure
The Bite of the Gold Bug: A Story of the Alaskan Gold Rush
Story of a boy and his father on the treacherous journey to Alaska to mine gold
Dear America: Seeds of Hope
Fictional diary of a girl traveling with her father to California during the gold rush
The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung
Fictional diary of a Chinese boy who travels to California to mine for gold
Silver Dollar Girl
Story of a girl in disguise on a journey to find her father in gold-mining Colorado
Mystery at Chilkoot Pass
A girl traveling through Canada as part of the Klondike gold rush solves a mystery
Non-fiction books
Biographies
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