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Books about people who had a role on the stage of California's history. Lives of true adventure, written for 4th graders. | ||
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The pioneer women of California in the mid-1800s were those who crossed the continent to reach the west. These women faced the challenge of the journey itself, which was thousands of miles and many months of rough travel over almost uncharted trails, and the task of adapting to a new way of life.
Pioneer Women of California includes the lives of Nancy Kelsey, Elizabeth Gregson, Margaret Hecox, Tamsen Donner, and Biddy Mason. |
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| Pioneer Women of California by Linda Lewin, illustrated by Jean Tamminga $14.95  48 pages, 7.25x9, paper
© 1999 ISBN 1-884925-81-2 OUT
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It was the mountain men who followed Indian paths and blazed new trails across the continent, thus opening the way for American settlers to reach California. They were fur trappers, but became, by necessity, explorers.
Mountain Men in California tells of the fur trappers who came to California in the mid-1800s - Jedediah Smith, James Ohio Pattie, Peter Skene Ogden, James Beckwourth, and William Wolfskill - and their legacy in California. |
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| Mountain Men in California by Adam D. Parker, illustrated by Jean Tamminga $14.95 64 pages, 7.25x9, paper
© 1999 ISBN 1-884925-80-4 OUT
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Thousands of people rushed to California when the cry of "Gold!" was heard. They all hoped to get rich quickly. Some did - but not always by panning for gold. The Gold Rush of 1849 changed California dramatically. These are the people who shaped the state.
People of the California Gold Rush
tells the stories of twelve people who came for gold and had an impact on California, in one way or another.
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People of the Gold Rush by Adam D. Parker, illustrated by Jean Tamminga $14.95 64 pages, 7.25x9, paper
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