Sutter's Mill and the California Gold Rush: Separating Fact from Fiction cover

Sutter's Mill and the California Gold Rush: Separating Fact from Fiction

Author: Kim, Carol

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 5.1
Points 0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 2227
Points per Word 0.000225
Page Count 32
Points per Page 0.015625
Series Fact vs. Fiction in U.S. History

Description

In 1848, gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. Word quickly spread, and the California Gold Rush began. Thousands of people went to California in hopes of finding gold and striking it rich. Text contains references to racism.