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What Made California the Golden State?: Life During the Gold Rush: A Who HQ Graphic Novel

by Shing Yin Khor

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Gold Rush history through the lives of two Sierra Nevada miners

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Gold Rush history through the lives of two Sierra Nevada miners

Set during the California Gold Rush, this graphic novel centers on William Miller and Henry Garrison, miners working in the Sierra Nevada region. Their perspectives ground a major moment in U.S. history in the daily realities of the gold fields, including the difficult conditions faced by those seeking their fortunes. Community, determination, and the pursuit of the American Dream shape the book’s historical frame. Created in a full-color graphic format, it presents the Gold Rush as a lived experience rather than only a sequence of dates and events.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Kids interested in the California Gold Rush and U.S. history
  • Readers who like history presented in graphic-novel form
  • Young readers exploring themes of work, perseverance, and community

Themes

California Gold RushMining lifeCommunityDeterminationAmerican Dream

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Book overview

Discover what life was really like during the California Gold Rush in this powerful graphic novel written by National Book Award finalist and Eisner Award-winning creator Shing Yin Khor and illustrated by Kass Gray.

Presenting Who HQ Graphic Novels: an exciting addition to the #1 New York Times best-selling Who Was? series!

Explore the Gold Rush from the perspectives of William Miller and Henry Garrison, two miners in the Sierra Nevada region, and uncover the often unrelenting conditions of the California gold mines. A story of community, determination, and the search for the American Dream, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves into what life was really like during this pivotal period in American history--brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that jump off the page.
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