Author:
O'Donnell, Kerri, 1972-
Imprint:New York : Rosen Central Primary Source, 2003.
Description:64 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 27 cm.
Note:El Dorado -- Timeline -- The great discovery -- Gold fever -- To California by sea -- The Overlanders -- Life in the mines -- The lawless West.
Note: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.