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Dear America: Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild, 1849 (Dear America)

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Susanna Fairchild and her family sail from New York to the West, where they plan to start a new life in Oregon. But tragedy strikes when Susanna's mother is lost to the sea. Hearing stories of great wealth, Susanna's physician father decides he wants to join the hordes of men rushing to California to mine for gold. Illustrations.
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I love this series & the books are great for history purposes but you don't know that you're learning as you read.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780590511575
Subtitle:
The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild, California Territory, 1849
Author:
Gregory, Kristiana
Publisher:
Scholastic
Location:
New York
Subject:
California
Subject:
Historical - United States - 19th Century
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
Frontier and pioneer life
Subject:
Historical - United States - General
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Historical
Subject:
Greed
Subject:
Diaries
Subject:
Gold mines and mining
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Edition Description:
Hardcover
Series:
Dear America (Hardcover)
Series Volume:
no. PR03
Publication Date:
June 2001
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
Elementary and junior high
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
176
Dimensions:
7.78x5.41x.72 in. .61 lbs.
Age Level:
09-14
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