Gold Rush and Riches
定價：350 元
NT $ 350
- 作者：Paul Robert，Walker
- 出版社：Baker & Taylor Books
- 出版日期：2011-06-21
- 語言：英文
- ISBN10：0753465124
- ISBN13：9780753465127
- 裝訂：平裝 / 21.6 x 25.4 x 0.6 cm / 普通級
About the Series
Action-packed and meticulously researched, with specially-commissioned illustration, detailed reconstructions and original artwork from each period, reading lists, and resources for
further study, this series is an immersive introduction to the history that shaped America.
In 1848, carpenter James Marshall made a chance discovery that would change the face of the American West. That discovery: a few shiny flakes-of gold in a riverbed he was digging.
Within a year 800,000 gold-seekers from all over the world were on their way to California, and the Gold Rush was on. This book covers the entire period of the boom-and-bust of
one of the greatest expansion periods in US history-from the dangers of the journey, to the rough and tumble of the mining settlements, the day-to-day life of a miner and those
who provided services to him, the easy-come-easy-go fortunes won and lost, and the Boomtowns that turned to Ghost Towns when the rush was over. Packed with period photographs,
original artifacts, illustrations of daily life in the mining towns, and plenty of historical detail, this book will capture the imagination of young readers who love the idea of
striking it rich.
