This blog was developed as a resource for teachers who are looking to incorporate high quality and award winning trade books into their social studies curriculum. I have compiled and cited various reviews on these books, and additionally have listed online resources that will help teachers use these books for instructional purposes.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
The Great American Gold Rush
The Great American Gold Rush
Written by: Rhoda Bloomberg
"An important and compelling period of our country's history is brought to life in Blumberg's account, with its exciting, "you-are-there" quality. Drawn extensively from primary sources, the material includes extracts and quotations from letters, diaries and newspapers, as well as reproductions of period cartoons, posters, ads and sketches. Footnotes and maps expand the text in which a handsome typeface is framed by wide margins on generously sized pages, creating an open, inviting look. Much information on 19th-century attitudes toward minorities and women--and the effects of those attitudes during the Gold Rush era--is presented."
Publishers Weekly Review
Online Resources:
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/californiagoldrush.htm
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