Forty scenes: Sutter's Mill, mining camps and boomtowns, prospectors panning for gold, old San Francisco, more. Informative captions.

scenes: Sutter's Mill, mining camps and boomtowns, prospectors panning for gold, old San Francisco, more. Informative captions.

Excitement, drama of a fateful era captured in 40 finely drawn scenes: Boston Massacre, Paul Revere's ride, battle of Lexington, execution of Nathan Hale, George Washington at the Delaware, signing of the Treaty of Paris, more. Royalty-free illustrations, fact-filled introduction, captions.

Identifying thousands of historical fiction novels, biographies, history trade books, CD-ROMs, and videotapes, this book helps you locate resources on American history for students. Each book presents information in two sections. In the first part, titles are listed according to grade levels within eras and further organized according to product type. The books cover American history from North America Before 1600 and The American Colonies, 1600-1774 to The Mid-Twentieth Century, 1946-1975 and Since 1975. The second section has annotated bibliographies that describe each title and includes publication information and awards won. The focus is on books published since 1990, and all have received at least one favorable review. Some books with more illustration than text will be valuable for enticing slow or reticent readers. An index helps users find resources by author, title, or biographical subject.

Winner of the Bancroft Prize The world of the California Gold Rush that comes down to us through fiction and film is one of half-truths. In this brilliant work of social history, Susan Lee Johnson enters the well-worked diggings of Gold Rush history and strikes a rich lode. Johnson explores the dynamic social world created by the Gold Rush in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of Stockton, charting the surprising ways in which the conventions of identity—ethnic, national, and sexual—were reshaped. With a keen eye for character and story, she shows us how this peculiar world evolved over time, and how our cultural memory of the Gold Rush took root.

This is a perfect backseat or restaurant companion for families with young children traveling in California’s gold country and Yosemite National Park. Crisp images invite crayons and markers while child-friendly text sheds light on things kids may be wondering about along the way. What's the Mother Lode? How does gold come out of the ground? Which animals live in a giant sequoia grove? Where can one see a moonbow? Art, sightseeing, beginning science, and California history blend seamlessly in The Sierra Adventure Coloring Book.

Over 100 full-page, royalty-free illustrations document what well-dressed American men wore in early 1900s: checked and striped business suits, sporty knickers and jackets, elegant formal wear, long fur-trimmed coats. Includes variety of accessories.