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Gold Rush Resources: Historical Fiction

  1. Seeds of Hope.
    Gregory, Kristiana.
    New York: Scholastic, 2001.
  2. Gold Rush Days.
    Weiss, Ellen.
    New York: Aladdin Paperbacks, 2001.

  3. Away to the Goldfields!
    Derby, Pat.
    New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2004.

  4. The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung.
    Yep, Laurence.
    New York: Scholastic, 2000.

  5. Quest for the West.
    Kent, Peter.
    Brookfield, Conn, Millbrook Press, 1997.

  6. John Sutter : Sutter's Fort and the California Gold Rush.
    Engstrand and Ken Owens.
    New York : PowerPlus Books, 2004.

  7. Mystery at Chilkoot Pass.
    Steiner, Barbara A.
    Middleton, WI : Pleasant Co. Publications, c2002.

    Mystery at Chilkoot Pass [sound recording].
    Steiner, Barbara A.
    Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, LLC, 2003.

  8. Gold Rush Winter.
    Murphy, Claire Rudolf.
    New York : Golden Books, c2002.

  9. Gold Rush Days.
    Weiss, Ellen.
    New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 2002.

  10. Seeds of Hope : the gold rush diary of Susanna Fairchild: [California Territory, 1849].
    Gregory, Kristiana.
    New York : Scholastic, 2001.

  11. Precious Gold, Precious Jade.
    Heisel, Sharon E.
    New York : Holiday House, 2000.

  12. The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung : a Chinese miner.
    Yep, Laurence.
    New York : Scholastic, 2000.

  13. The Call of the Wild.
    London, Jack.
    New York : Scholastic, c2000.

  14. Molly Brown: sharing her good fortune.
    Simon, Charnan.
    New York: Children's Press, 2000.

  15. The Legend of Freedom Hill.
    Altman, Linda Jacobs.
    New York : Lee & Low Books, 2000.

  16. The Witcher.
    Weir, Joan.
    Victoria, B.C.;Custer, WA : Polestar, 1998.

  17. Orphan Runaways.
    Gregory, Kristiana.
    New York : Scholastic Press, 1998.

  18. Bonanza Girl.
    Beatty, Patricia.
    New York, NY : Beech Tree Books, 1993, c1962.

  19. The bite of the gold bug : a story of the Alaskan gold rush.
    DeClements, Barthe; illustrated by Dan Andreasen.
    New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking, 1992.

  20. Treasure in the stream : the story of a gold rush girl.
    Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler and Carey-Greenberg Associates ; pictures by Nancy Carpenter. Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Silver Burdett Press, c1991.