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

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

by Shing Yin Khor, Who HQ

Book Details

Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2024
Language: en
Pages: 64
ISBN: 9780593385869
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Description

<b>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.</b><br><br>Presenting Who HQ Graphic Novels: an exciting addition to the #1 <i>New York Times</i> best-selling Who Was? series!<br><br>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.

Themes & Topics

Juvenile NonfictionComics & Graphic NovelsHistorySocial TopicsBiography & Memoir

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