Go West with Miners, Prospectors, and Loggers

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What Are the Prospects 4 Lure of Gold 6 Where in the West 8 Gold Fever in California 10 The Forty-Niners 12 Seeing the Elephant 14 Life in the Camps 16 Mineral Wealth 18 Life for the Miners 20 Boomtowns 22 Wealth of the Forests 24 Life with the Loggers 26 Shaping the West 28 Glossary Timeline 30 On the Web Books 31 Index 32
Go West with Miners, Prospectors, and Loggers

Go West with Miners, Prospectors, and Loggers

Go west seeking your fortune with those who came because of the land's rich natural resources. "News stories" reveal the hard lives of miners in the Rockies and the desperation of prospectors searching for riches in the gold rushes in California, Alaska, and on the Klondike River in the Yukon. Find out which was the wealthiest occupation—trapping for furs, logging in the forests of the northwest, or mining borax in Death Valley.

About This Book

By: Cynthia O'Brien
Illustrated by:
Published by: Crabtree Publishing Company
8-11Age Range
5.6 AR
30Pages
PeopleSubject
890LLexile
15-30 minsReading Time
TGuided Reading
TFountas & Pinnell
50DRA