01713cam a2200373 i 4500 1262075535 TxAuBib 131210s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780545640350 0545640350 (OCoLC)20530 TxAuBib rda Holub, Joan, author. What was the Gold Rush / by Joan Holub ; illustrated by Tim Tomkinson. New York, N.Y. : Scholastic, [2013] ©2013. 105 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier What was Includes bibliographical references (page 104). What Was the Gold Rush? -- Striking Gold -- Gold Fever -- Rushing West -- Working a Claim -- A Miner's Week -- Striking It Rich (or Not) -- Law and Order -- Boomtowns -- Mining Gets Harder -- How the Gold Rush Changed America -- Timelines. Describes the nineteenth century American gold rush, and includes information on gold rush ""boomtowns,"" relations between Native Americans and gold rush pioneers, and the importance of the gold rush on American history. 680L Lexile. Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.6 1 157222. Gold mines and mining California History 19th century. Frontier and pioneer life California. California Gold discoveries. California History 1846-1850. California Social life and customs 19th century. Tomkinson, Tim, illustrator. What was.