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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "All Gold Canyon" by Jack London

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "All Gold Canyon" by Jack London, a story of a prospector discovering gold in a hidden canyon.
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Interactive
Other

Object of History: The Gold Nugget

For Students 9th - 10th
Audio-pictorial overview of the story of the California gold rush.
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Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: The California Gold Rush

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the events that led to the California Gold Rush, the lives of the miners, the discrimination faced by Chinese immigrant miners and African Americans, the women who mostly stayed behind when their husbands went west as well as...
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Early California History: An Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
Table of Contents of an easy-to-understand history of California ranging from the first peoples to the turn of the century and covers the topics of the Missions, the discovery of gold, the towns and the cities.