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Gold Fever!
Tales from the California Gold Rush
By Schanzer, Rosalyn
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-79227-303-5
- Publisher
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c1999.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 1999
Gr 3-6 As she did in How We Crossed the West (National Geographic, 1998), Schanzer inventively combines first-person accounts with lively artwork to bring history to life. Her amusing folk-art illustrations, drawn with acrylic paints on rough canvas, match the spirit of the times, showing a variety of emotions through simple and appealing figures. She depicts the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill, details the various routes travelers used to get to California, and describes the trium...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
