Download or read book Once Upon a Gold Rush written by Byron Grush and published by . This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once Upon a Gold Rush is an old-fashioned adventure story filled with colorful characters, framed against the California gold rush of the 1850s. Based on a (somewhat) true story, it follows two brothers, James and John Grosh, and their sister, Mary Jane, on an overland journey by ox-drawn wagon, from the prairies of Illinois, across the plains and mountains of the wild, unsettled territories, to the Trinity River valley of Northern California. There they mine for gold and witness the beginning of the end of a way of life for the Native American inhabitants of the Golden State. John returns to Illinois by ship, sailing around Cape Horn, a voyage that he will not soon forget. Their lives are touched by people and events leading up to the American Civil War. This historical novel is the continuation of the saga of the Grosh family, begun in the book, All the Way by Water.
Download or read book Gold written by Fred Rosen and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A riveting true account of gold rush fever in mid-nineteenth-century America, rich with the thrilling exploits of daring fortune seekers and dangerous outlaws America was never the same after January 24, 1848. It was on that day that a carpenter named James Marshall discovered a tiny nugget of gold while building a sawmill at Sutter’s Fort, just east of Sacramento, California. Marshall’s find ignited a fever the nation had never known before, drawing people from all over the country to the West Coast with high hopes of getting rich quick. Over the next six years, three hundred thousand prospectors raced to the California gold fields to make their fortunes, leaving their lands and families behind in order to chase a dream of easy wealth, but all too often encountering a reality of lawlessness, disease, cruelty, and death. A former columnist for the New York Times, author Fred Rosen takes readers back to the seminal moment when the American dream exploded. Chock full of fascinating details, unforgettable characters, and shocking real-life events, the captivating true story of the California gold rush brings an era of unparalleled change to breathtaking life. Rosen’s enthralling history of the gold rush of 1848 demonstrates how this golden ideal was supplanted by a culture of selfishness and greed that endures in America to this very day.
Download or read book Gold Rush Girl written by Avi and published by Candlewick. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newbery Medalist Avi brings us mud-caked, tent-filled San Francisco in 1848 with a willful heroine who goes on an unintended — and perilous — adventure to save her brother. Victoria Blaisdell longs for independence and adventure, and she yearns to accompany her father as he sails west in search of real gold! But it is 1848, and Tory isn’t even allowed to go to school, much less travel all the way from Rhode Island to California. Determined to take control of her own destiny, Tory stows away on the ship. Though San Francisco is frenzied and full of wild and dangerous men, Tory finds freedom and friendship there. Until one day, when Father is in the gold fields, her younger brother, Jacob, is kidnapped. And so Tory is spurred on a treacherous search for him in Rotten Row, a part of San Francisco Bay crowded with hundreds of abandoned ships. Beloved storyteller Avi is at the top of his form as he ushers us back to an extraordinary time of hope and risk, brought to life by a heroine readers will cheer for. Spot-on details and high suspense make this a vivid, absorbing historical adventure.
Download or read book They Saw the Elephant written by JoAnn Levy and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2013-07-10 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The phrase ’seeing the elephant’ symbolized for ’49 gold rushers the exotic, the mythical, the once-in-a-lifetime adventure, unequaled anywhere else but in the journey to the promised land of fortune: California. Most western myths . . . generally depict an exclusively male gold rush. Levy’s book debunks that myth. Here a variety of women travel, work, and write their way across the pages of western migrant history."-Choice "One of the best and most comprehensive accounts of gold rush life to date"ˆ–San Francisco Chronicle
Download or read book Gold Rush Dogs written by Claire Rudolf Murphy and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Once Upon a Wedding written by Nancy Millar and published by Calgary : Bayeux Arts. This book was released on 2000 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Once Upon a Time written by Sheila Egoff and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2005-09-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Once Upon a Time: My Life with Children's Books Sheila Egoff tells the story of her working life, from her early voracious reading, through all her significant contributions to libraries in Canada and to our national understanding of our own literature for children. She brings both a critical eye and a personal touch to this book, which reads as a memoir and as an account of important developments in Canadian writing and librarianship. In this time of cuts to budgets for books and for librarians, there is much here to reflect upon.
Download or read book Gold Fever written by Steve Boggan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-04-16 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gold. For centuries people have been entranced by the riches it promises; thousands have gone wild in their search for it and surely there will be many more. After the Financial Crisis, the price of gold reached peaks never seen in history. All over the world, particularly in the United States, people with no experience of prospecting began shopping for shovels, pickaxes, gold pans, tents, generators, and all manner of equipment they had no idea how to use. And off they went mining. In 2013, Steve Boggan decided he wanted a piece of the action, flying to San Francisco to join the 21st century's gold rush in a quest to understand the allure of the metal – and maybe find some for himself, too. Meeting a selection of colourful characters dreaming of striking it rich, he gets a crash course in small-scale prospecting while learning about the history and economics of gold. He also takes us back in time to the original gold rush, two centuries ago, tracing the path of the first intrepid 49ers who trekked thousands of miles, risking death for the chance of unimaginable wealth. Written with Boggan's characteristic charm, Gold Fever is a hugely entertaining travelogue and a moving insight into a key period in the creation of modern America.
Download or read book Once Upon a Prime written by Sarah Hart and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2023-04-11 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice “Wide-ranging and thoroughly winning.” —Jordan Ellenberg, The New York Times Book Review “An absolute joy to read!" —Steven Levitt, New York Times bestselling author of Freakonomics For fans of Seven Brief Lessons in Physics, an exploration of the many ways mathematics can transform our understanding of literature and vice versa, by the first woman to hold England's oldest mathematical chair. We often think of mathematics and literature as polar opposites. But what if, instead, they were fundamentally linked? In her clear, insightful, laugh-out-loud funny debut, Once Upon a Prime, Professor Sarah Hart shows us the myriad connections between math and literature, and how understanding those connections can enhance our enjoyment of both. Did you know, for instance, that Moby-Dick is full of sophisticated geometry? That James Joyce’s stream-of-consciousness novels are deliberately checkered with mathematical references? That George Eliot was obsessed with statistics? That Jurassic Park is undergirded by fractal patterns? That Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wrote mathematician characters? From sonnets to fairytales to experimental French literature, Professor Hart shows how math and literature are complementary parts of the same quest, to understand human life and our place in the universe. As the first woman to hold England’s oldest mathematical chair, Professor Hart is the ideal tour guide, taking us on an unforgettable journey through the books we thought we knew, revealing new layers of beauty and wonder. As she promises, you’re going to need a bigger bookcase.
Download or read book Once Upon a Climb written by James Richardson and published by Booklocker.com. This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about one man's 2,160-mile, six-month adventure on the Appalachian Trail. The author vividly depicts the physical, emotional, and spiritual components of his journey as he makes his way northward to Maine.
Download or read book The Bite of the Gold Bug written by Barthe DeClements and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1994-11-01 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's 1898, and Bucky can't wait to get to Alaska to find gold and adventure. But the journey is hard. Bucky, Pa, and Uncle Tanner must face deadly storms, numbing cold, and the Golden Stairs—a grueling six-hour nonstop trudge up the mountainside with heavy packs on their backs. Can Bucky make it? Bucky and his father, prospecting for gold in Alaska in 1898, must overcome storms, dangerous mountain trails, and wilderness predators before confronting the final challenge of human treachery.
Download or read book After the Gold Rush written by Steve McConnell and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lively and highly readable introspections on the software development industry appeals to both insiders and non-technical readers alike with candid reflections takes a look at the future of software engineering as a profession. McConnell, a best-selling and award-winning author, describes software development practices and trends, provides valuable insight, and gives the non-technical public an understanding of software engineering.
Download or read book After the Gold Rush written by Ralph Mann and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Stanford University Press classic.
Download or read book The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike written by W H P Jarvis and published by Double 9 Books. This book was released on 2024-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Great Gold Rush" by W. H. P. Jarvis is a captivating blend of gold rush history and American frontier narratives. As one of Jarvis's notable works, this book delves into the epic saga of the California Gold Rush and the subsequent Alaska gold rush accounts, offering readers a comprehensive look at one of the most transformative periods in 19th-century American history. Through vivid prose and meticulous research, Jarvis brings to life the gold mining adventures and gold prospecting stories of the era, immersing readers in the excitement and challenges faced by pioneers seeking their fortunes in the wild West. This historical exploration narrative provides valuable insights into the Western frontier literature and the legendary figures who shaped the gold rush legends. From the feverish gold rush fever tales to the enduring legacy of the gold rush era, Jarvis's work serves as a valuable resource for understanding the complexities of American pioneer narratives and the profound impact of the gold rush on the nation's history. "The Great Gold Rush" stands as a compelling chronicle of an era defined by exploration, adventure, and the pursuit of wealth in the untamed West.
Download or read book Rush for Riches written by J. S. Holliday and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of the California Gold Rush from 1849 through 1884 when a court decision forced the shut down of the hydraulic mining operations, bringing decades of careless freedom to an end.
Download or read book Once Upon a Time in Paradise written by Charles Foster and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2003-10-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When sound arrived in Hollywood in the late 1920s, Canadians were already holding some of the most important roles in the motion picture industry. Louis B. Mayer, from New Brunswick, was boss at MGM; Jack Warner, from Ontario, was head of Warner Bros. Studio; and Mack Sennett, from Quebec, was still King of Comedy. Canadians like Mary Pickford, Marie Dressler, and Norma Shearer moved easily from silents to talkies - this illustrious trio won the first three Academy Awards for Best Actress. Canadians arriving in sunny California in the 1930s and 1940s were principally actors, including Yvonne de Carlo, Walter Pidgeon, Ruby Keeler, and many others. You will be amazed at the Canadian influence on Hollywood’s Golden Age.
Download or read book What was the Gold Rush written by Joan Holub and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
