| Title | : | Gold Fever!: Tales from the California Gold Rush |
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Rosalyn Schanzer's engaging and humorous book tells the story of these prospectors in their own words. Schanzer has gathered her favorite quotes from journals and letters written by the forty-niners to recount the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill. Her irresistible narrative also uses newspaper accounts to trace the various routes the forty-niners took from the East Coast to the West, the adventures they experienced along the way, and the challenges they faced on arrival. The characters recount their stories in their own words, in well-researched and authenticated quote bubbles.
Step into an intensely exciting chapter of American history. Learn about the dreamers who dropped everything to head out west. See who found gold and how. Meet the lucky ones—and the many whose dreams turned to dust. Listen to the intriguing tales of the prospectors, and find out what the gold-diggers did with their newfound wealth.
To write and research Gold Fever!, Rosalyn Schanzer visited many California Gold Rush historical sites, and took more than 600 photographs of everything from gold nuggets to saloons in order to make her art as accurate and flavorful as possible. With skill and humor she brings historical characters vividly to life and puts the spirit of the age into her vibrant art. History shines brightly on every page of this evocative book.
Gold Fever!: Tales from the California Gold Rush Reviews
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I feel badly rating this so low. One of my sons has spent HOURS looking through this, for the pictures. As a text it feels too disjointed. The author uses quotes from various people to tell the story, but instead of really understanding what happened you feel like you just got snatches. I think this would have worked much better if there had been a "main thread" going through the book with quotes to augment or embellish. We did come away with a good feel for how the people felt and what 'society' was like out in the gold fields, but no real understanding of timeline. It's not a book I'd use alone and would probably just choose a different one altogether.
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The thing that was fun about this book is that she took excerpts from actual quoted found in many different journals and actual accounts. She assembled the quotes in a way that took the read through the progression of the gold rush from traveling through Panama or around South America, from newspaper advertisements to merchants who made their money off the miners. I studied the Gold Rush about four years ago when my son was doing the history fair. It was delightful to see the work that she did in pulling together all the information. Great children's book!
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California
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This is a brilliantly illustrated children's book that emphasizes the importance of, by properly using, primary sources.
