The California Gold Rush cover

The California Gold Rush

Author: Saffer, Barbara

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.