Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.4
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
8653
Points per Word
0.000231
Series
American West
Description
The discovery of gold in California in the mid-19th century had a tremendous impact on the settlement of America's western region. This book discusses how gold miners helped to build some of California's greatest cities.