Friedman, Mel,  1946- <br/><br/>
The California Gold Rush / 
by Mel Friedman. 
 - New York :  Scholastic,  2010. 
 - 48 pages :  color illustrations ;  23 cm. 
 - A true book .
<br/><br/>Z<br/> 
<br/><br/> Discover the brief, brutal period of U.S. history known as the gold rush. Characterized by hope, greed, enterprise and thug rule, the gold rush transformed life in America--and began in January, 1848, with James Marshall's accidental discovery of gold in California. 
<br/><br/> 900<br/>  Lexile <br/>  Z<br/>  Raz-Plus<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780531205815 (hardcover) 9780531212448 (softcover) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009017524 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>California--Gold discoveries--Juvenile literature.<br/>California--History--1846-1850--Juvenile literature.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F865  / .F83 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>979.4/04