Along the Gold Rush Trail

By Gail Wilson Kenna

Book Overview

Eugene Chase, nineteen, decides to leave his parents' home in Derby Line, Vermont and join the 1849 Gold Rush in California This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0883362031
• ISBN13: 9780883362037
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: New Readers Pr
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.3" x 4.5"

Customer Reviews

true-life glimpse of the gold-rush for school-aged children

Gail Wilson Kenna drew on actual letters written by Eugene Chase to his sister as he traveled west in search of his fortune. Kenna spins the actual events into an exciting true-life adventure, giving young readers an accurate picture of the hardships and heartaches that were found Along the Gold Rush Trail. A great supplement to the study of the history of the West.