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-- United States and the California Indian catastrophe, 1846-1873[2017]., Yale University Press Call No: NL 979.4 MAD Edition: First paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Lamar series in western historySummary Note: Provides an account of the government-sanctioned genocide of California Indians under United States rule. Between 1846 and 1873, California's Indian population plunged from perhaps 150,000 to 30,000. Madley uncovers the full extent of the slaughter, the involvement of state and federal officials, the taxpayer dollars that supported the violence, indigenous resistance, who did the killing, and why the killings ended. He describes pre-contact California and precursors to the genocide before explaining how the Gold Rush stirred vigilante violence against California Indians. He narrates the rise of a state-sanctioned killing machine and the broad societal, judicial, and political support for genocide. Many participated: vigilantes, volunteer state militiamen, U.S. Army soldiers, U.S. congressmen, California governors, and others. Ultimately, the state and federal governments spent at least $1,700,000 on campaigns against California Indians. Besides evaluating government officials' culpability, Madley considers why the slaughter constituted genocide and how other possible genocides within and beyond the Americas might be investigated using the methods presented in this book. --Adapted from publisher description.
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c2004., Juvenile, Viking Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: After an arduous journey, Will Dwinelle and his friend Ben finally reach California in 1849 intending to bring home the man who betrayed the honor of a girl back home in Philadelphia, but find themselves tempted by the riches of the Gold Rush.
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c2004., Viking Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: After an arduous journey, Will Dwinelle and his friend Ben finally reach California in 1849 intending to bring home the man who betrayed the honor of a girl back home in Philadelphia, but find themselves tempted by the riches of the Gold Rush.
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2009., Juvenile, Chelsea Call No: 978 .02 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Milestones in American history.Summary Note: Examines the history and lasting impact of the California gold rush of the late 1840s and 1850s.
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1991, Juvenile, F. Watts Call No: 979.4 04 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: A First bookSummary Note: Describes the 1849 California Gold Rush and life for the miners during and after the gold rush.
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c2009., Juvenile, Enslow Elementary Call No: 979.4 04 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: What would you do?Summary Note: Discusses the California Gold Rush in American history, including the first discovery of gold, the 49ers, and how the gold rush changed the landscape of America.
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[2013]., Juvenile, Amulet Books Call No: GR 741.5 HAL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Hazardous tales.Summary Note: The Donner Party expedition is one of the most notorious stories in all of American history. It's also a fascinating snapshot of the westward expansion of the United States, and the families and individuals who sacrificed so much to build new lives in a largely unknown landscape. From the preparation for the journey to each disastrous leg of the trip, this book shows the specific bad decisions that led to the party's predicament in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The graphic novel focuses on the struggles of the Reed family to tell the true story of the catastrophic journey.
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-- Pirates galore2006, c2005., Juvenile, HarperTrophy Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A cabin boy on a pirate ship finds himself in San Diego in 1846 as war breaks out between the United States and Mexico.
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2003., Adolescent, Rosen Central Primary Source Call No: 979.4 03 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Primary sources in American history (New York, N.Y.)Summary Note: Uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount how the mid-nineteenth century California gold rush affected Americans and immigrants and how it shaped history.
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2004., PowerKids Press Call No: 979.4 THO Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Primary sources of immigration and migration in AmericaSummary Note: Presents a children's book on the history of Chinese immigrants in America and includes information on mining camps, Chinese businesses, discrimination and anti-immigration laws, as well as the Chinese influence on the development of.
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c1999., Juvenile, Crabtree Pub. Co. Call No: 338.2 741 097 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Life in the Old WestSummary Note: Profiles the gold rush and discusses how people traveled West, what tools they used to find gold, where most of the travelers settled, and other related topics.
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c1999., Juvenile, Crabtree Pub. Co. Call No: 979 KAL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: Life in the Old WestSummary Note: Profiles the gold rush and discusses how people traveled West, what tools they used to find gold, where most of the travelers settled, and other related topics.
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c2008., National Geographic Call No: 979.4 04 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Summary Note: Presents an unusual storybook approach to describe an imagined adventure in the California Gold Rush between 1849 and 1851. Includes illustrations with instructions on how to leave home, how to remain calm in danger, how to mine for gold, and how to return home with your head held high and with joy seeing your family and home sweet home.
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2000., Juvenile, Crown Publishers Call No: 979.4 STA Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Recounts the history of African Americans in California during the Gold Rush while focusing on the life and work of Mifflin Gibbs.
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c2004, Preschool, Farrar, Straus and Giroux Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In the early 1900s, a wild little girl nicknamed Squirrel meets John Muir, later to become a famous naturalist, when he arrives at her parents' hotel in Yosemite Valley seeking work and knowledge about the natural world.
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2004., Primary, Farrar, Straus and Giroux Call No: [E] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In the early 1900s, a wild little girl nicknamed Squirrel meets John Muir, later to become a famous naturalist, when he arrives at her parents' hotel in Yosemite Valley seeking work and knowledge about the natural world.
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By Levy, Jo Ann1990., Archon Books Call No: 979.4 LEV Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Traces the history of women's experiences in the California gold rush. Includes letters, journals, and memoirs.
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By Brown, Skila2016., Adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: HISTORICAL F BRO Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The journey West by wagon train promises to be long and arduous for nineteen-year-old Mary Ann Graves and her parents and eights siblings. But she is hopeful about their new life in California, and the possibility of freedom from family demands. But when winter comes early to the Sierra Nevada, the Graves family, traveling alongside the Donner and Reed families, undergoes one of the most harrowing experiences in American history.
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c1985, Juvenile, Morrow Call No: 978 .02 092 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Recounts the adventures of the nineteenth-century frontier hunter, with an emphasis on his experiences with bears.
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-- U.S. growth and change in the 19th centuryc2011., Cherry Lake Pub. Call No: 973.5 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Language arts explorer. History digsSummary Note: Discusses American history between 1801 and 1861 and encourages students to think like historians and decipher the information, facts, and clues in the text to answer questions about the Louisiana Purchase, the California Gold Rush, the Underground Railroad, and other related topics.