This book is a second edition of Shasta Dam Boomtowns, first published in 1993. This new edition, has a Preface and Introduction written by local history experts. In addition, the book size has been expanded to 8x10 and many new photographs added. The original maps have been redrawn to trace the growth of housing tracts during the formative years of growth in 1938-1940.
This book is a second edition of Shasta Dam Boomtowns, first published in 1993. This new edition, has a Preface and Introduction written by local hist...
It is the summer of 1849 and the California Gold Rush is on Along with thousands of excited gold seekers, twelve-year old Lena Brown and her family have just arrived in Sacramento. Follow Lena as she meets some of the key figures in early California history, including John Sutter, James Marshall and Pierson B. Reading. You will learn about life in Old Sacramento and the wild new gold boomtowns of Coloma, Nevada City and Shasta. As the adventure begins, Lena makes new friends like William Boils, who recently lost both of his parents. William introduces Lena to Cho Ming-Wun, a Chinese boy....
It is the summer of 1849 and the California Gold Rush is on Along with thousands of excited gold seekers, twelve-year old Lena Brown and her family h...
