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Author Khor, Shing Yin, author.

Title What made California the Golden State? : life during the gold rush / by Shing Yin Khor ; illustrated by Kass Gray.

Publication Info. New York : Penguin Workshop, 2024.
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b3198106~S1
Location Call No. Status
 95th Street Juvenile Graphic Novels-NEW  J GN 979.404 KHO    DEPT TRANSFER
 Naper Blvd. Juvenile Graphic Novels-NEW  J GN 979.404 KHO    DEPT TRANSFER
 Nichols Juvenile Graphic Novels-NEW  J GN 979.404 KHO    IN TRANSIT +1 HOLD
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Description 63 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Series A Who HQ graphic novel
Who HQ graphic novel.
Summary "Explore the Gold Rush from the perspective 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 a gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that jump off the page"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 63).
Subject California -- Gold discoveries -- Comic books, strips, etc -- Juvenile literature.
California -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile literature.
Frontier and pioneer life -- California -- Comic books, strips, etc -- Juvenile literature.
Frontier and pioneer life -- California -- Juvenile literature.
California -- History -- 1846-1850 -- Comic books, strips, etc -- Juvenile literature.
California -- History -- 1846-1850 -- Juvenile literature.
Cartoons and comics -- Juvenile literature.
California -- Gold discoveries -- Cartoons and comics -- Juvenile literature.
Frontier and pioneer life -- California -- Cartoons and comics -- Juvenile literature.
California -- History -- 1846-1850 -- Cartoons and comics -- Juvenile literature.
Genre Nonfiction comics.
Creative nonfiction.
Comics (Graphic works)
Graphic novels.
Added Author Gray, Kass, illustrator.
ISBN 9780593385852 trade
9780593385869 pbk.
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