Bound To Stay Bound

		Forgotten facts about life during the gold rush (Historys Forgotten Facts)  Author: Connors, Kathleen  Publisher:  Enslow (2024)  Dewey: 979.404  Classification: Nonfiction  Physical Description: 24 p., col. ill., col. map, 21 cm  BTSB No: 236010  ISBN: 9781978537705  Ages: 7-10  Grades: 2-5  Subjects:  Gold mines and mining -- California -- History -- 19th century  Frontier and pioneer life -- California  California -- Gold discoveries  California -- History -- 1846-1850
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Summary:
The gold rush seems like a romantic time, full of everyday people following a dream to California and striking it rich. The reality was that most people lived in poor conditions, ate bad food, and found just about nothing. In this book, readers find out what life was like for the forty-niners and immigrants that headed to California to seek their fortune as well as the causes and effects of the gold rush.