Against All Odds Collection: Dame Shirley and the Gold Rush

by James J. Rawls

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811472221
• ISBN13: 9780811472227
• Release Date: October 1992
• Publisher: Raintree
• Length: 32112 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 6 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 8

Customer Reviews

"Dame Shirley" as a Gold Rush Source

Jim Rawls's book is a wonderful resource for children to study the reality of the typical mining town from heyday to ghost town. It includes a general description of the hardships endured by the miners as well as several examples of the effects of prejudice (and too much whiskey!) on the many "foreign" miners. I would have liked to see a few more direct quotes from the Dame Shirley letters, but the information is given using age-appropriate language and length. Definitely worth the time to read.