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Rugged Gold Miners
On a frigid day in Coloma, California, James Marshall's heart pounded. An excitable man, he held a shiny, metal nugget in his hand. Could this be gold? To test the metal, he hammered it with a rock. It flattened easily, as gold should. When news spread of Marshall's golden discovery, thousands of people traveled to the Wild West in search of fortune. Author Jeff Savage explores the miners, prospectors, and families, who went great distances to find gold. Although most people never found it, the gold rush would change the landscape of the United States forever.
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Each volume hooks readers with a dramatic opening scene pulled right out of the untamed West of yore: Doc Holliday and the Earp brothers heading for certain trouble in Tombstone, AZ; Kit Carson raising his rifle to shoot an elk, the first meat he and his men have had in days. Each dynamic lure gives way to concise, spirited accounts that explain the historical context of each featured Wild West bunch. Key figures, events, and the circumstances of each group's demise are included. The occasional black-and-white illustrations scattered throughout the volumes are lackluster, especially when compared with the melodramatic covers., School Library Journal April 2012
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