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Landau, Elaine

The California Gold Rush: Would You Go for the Gold?

48 pp. | Enslow/Elementary | July, 2008 | Library ISBN 978-0-7660-2901-9 $23.93
(4) 4-6 What Would You Do? series. These volumes present the challenging decisions confronting both common people and well-known figures from the Revolutionary War through the gold rush days. Archival photographs and maps add context to the multiple perspectives while sidebars pose the question, "What Would You Do?" The accessible texts target younger readers; however, the questions to ponder address a more sophisticated audience. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these What Would You Do? titles: The Battle of Gettysburg, The California Gold Rush, George Washington Crosses the Delaware, The Louisiana Purchase, and The Revolutionary War Begins.
Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

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