Children's books on the GoldRush?
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In article <4snmi1$n...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, <send...@aol.com> writes:
> I remember a really fun novel when I was a kid, called The Adventures of
> Bullwhip Griffin. I don't remember the author, or know if it is still in
> print. I probably read it three or four times, and I realize today that
> my impressions of the Gold Rush were largely formed by this entertaining
> novel.
>
> Jennifer Armstrong SendtoJMA@AOL
The original title of this book was By the Great Horn Spoon, by Sid
Fleischman, who has written many other enjoyable books for children,
including the Newbery winner The Whipping Boy. His McBroom series
is really funny.
Ed Garboczi
Craig Phillips
Does anyone know of a bibliography of children's books (or even titles)
related to the Gold Rush? Or any ideas where we could locate such?
This query has twi levels. We're interested first of all in books
describing characters and life in the Gold Rush - books with historical
ties. In addition, we are looking for books whose underlying themes,
myths or philisophy could be tied to issues arising from a study of the
Gold Rish; such as: the quest for golden opportunities; what is gained
and lost in traveling to new lands; competition and sharing; rapid change
and growth; the meaning of wealth; responsibility for the land' etc.
Titles suitable for young children (starting at age 3) especially
appreciated. Books with multicultural perspectives also important. Our
organization operates the MOTHEREAD family reading program in Los
Angeles. We utilize books whose themes have ties to issues of child
development and hence which promote intergenerational discussions. We'd
like to promote family reading on themes of California's sesquicentennial
(150th anniversary of Gold Rush to statehood) all over the state.
Thanks!
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Susan Mudgett aka little gator
Craig Phillips (c...@netcom.com) wrote:
: Does anyone know of a bibliography of children's books (or even titles)
: related to the Gold Rush? Or any ideas where we could locate such?
I assume from the rest of your post that you mean the California Gold
Rush of 1849.
Now this turns into a name that book. The book I rememeber was a
Scholastic paperback of the late 1860s. It was written for
approximately 10yearold readers.
It was about a wagon train headed for California in the Gold Rush era.
One central character was a boy who was the middle of three
brothers. Since his older brother did all the boy chores and his
younger brother wasn't old enough to be useful, this boy had learned
to do all the girl chores(cooking, sewing, etc) in his family. his
best friend was a girl in a similar situation. Being the middle sister
of three, she did all the boy chores for the same reason.
They made friends with an old man who needed his shirt mended and was
amazed that the boy and not the girl fixed it for him. He had a barrel
which he said had a huge investment in it. When they got to
California, he revealed that the barrel was full of eggs preserved in
lard. Since eggs, like everything else, were hard to get there, he
sold them for a dollar each and got rich.
TruPrice
I don't know of a bibliography of Gold Rush titles for children: if you
find one, please let us know.
Here are some titles about the gold rush. We have copies of the first
four for sale. These are gleaned from our computer files of past and
present stock plus two reference books. (Metzner, S: American History in
Juvenile Books, 1966. Irwin, Leonard: Guide to Historical Fiction, 1971)
Besides those here, the guides mention several books written earlier that
are probably less interesting as well as impossible to find.
Your local library might have a more recent reference guide to
historical fiction: ask at the children's desk.
Benezra, Barbara. Nuggets in My Pocket. Bobbs, 1969, 1st; 176 pp. The
sequel to Gold Dust and Petticoats, a story of California gold fever.
Jeb's adventures in the gold fields, and at the rancho of a Californio
family.
Atkins, Elizabeth H. Treasure of the Medranos. Berkeley: Parnassus,
1957, NAP; 112 pp. Adventure in Old California. (not sure if this is
gold rush- check it out)
Bauer, Helen. California Gold Days. Calif. dept. ed., 1961, 3rd, c.1957;
128 pp. non-fiction (?)
Hayden & Gischler. MUSLIN TOWN: Gold Rush Days in Oregon. Binfords, 1946,
1st; 8x10, @ 64 pp.
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Benezra, Barbara. Gold Dust and Petticoats. Bobbs, 1964. Banditry
during the gold rush. Grade 7+
Fisher, Anne. Oh! Glittering Promise. Bobbs, 1949. CA gold rush.
Fleischman, Sid. By the Great Horn Spoon. LB Co, 1963. California gold
rush, humorous.
Garthwaite, Marion. Coarse Gold Gulch. Doubleday, 1956. Two children
search for their father during the gold rush.
McCall, Edith. Gold Rush Adventures. Childrens Press, 1962; 127 pp.
Grade 3+
Pease, Howard. Long Wharf: A Story of Young San Francisco. DoddM,
1945/1939, 9th. Story of a cabin boy abandoned in a derelict ship in SF
Bay in 1849. Illustrated by Manning de V. Lee. o.p.
Stong, Phil. Adventure of "Horse" Barnsby. Doubleday, 1956.
Stong, Phil. Forty Pounds of Gold. Doubleday, 1951.
Stong, Phil. Gold in Them Hills. Doubleday, 1957.
Truman and Suzanne Price
Monmouth, OR
email: trup...@aol.com
Cynthia L. Moore
>Does anyone know of a bibliography of children's books (or even titles)
>related to the Gold Rush? Or any ideas where we could locate such?
>
>This query has twi levels. We're interested first of all in books
>describing characters and life in the Gold Rush - books with historical
>ties.
A children's non-fiction book about the building of the cross-country
railroad during that time was published in the 1960s; there's a photo in
it of the Golden Stake. It's called _End O' Steel_, by Glenn Dines. My
father, Richard Moore, illustrated it. ;-)
--Cindy
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Craig Phillips
Susan Mudgett aka little gator (s...@harvee.billerica.ma.us) wrote:
: Craig Phillips (c...@netcom.com) wrote:
: : Does anyone know of a bibliography of children's books (or even titles)
: : related to the Gold Rush? Or any ideas where we could locate such?
: I assume from the rest of your post that you mean the California Gold
: Rush of 1849.
Oops! Yes, that Gold Rush... :) Sorry for the confusion.
: Now this turns into a name that book. The book I rememeber was a
: Scholastic paperback of the late 1860s. It was written for
: approximately 10yearold readers.
: It was about a wagon train headed for California in the Gold Rush era.
: One central character was a boy who was the middle of three
: brothers. Since his older brother did all the boy chores and his
: younger brother wasn't old enough to be useful, this boy had learned
: to do all the girl chores(cooking, sewing, etc) in his family. his
: best friend was a girl in a similar situation. Being the middle sister
: of three, she did all the boy chores for the same reason.
: They made friends with an old man who needed his shirt mended and was
: amazed that the boy and not the girl fixed it for him. He had a barrel
: which he said had a huge investment in it. When they got to
: California, he revealed that the barrel was full of eggs preserved in
: lard. Since eggs, like everything else, were hard to get there, he
: sold them for a dollar each and got rich.
Thanks for the suggestion. We'll try to dig this up.
Win books
Paul Engle wrote a juvenile (his only juvenile, I think?) which takes
place at Sutters Mill during the gold rush, on Christmas eve. NY:E.P.
Dutton & Co. 1962. Illus. by Leonard Everett Fisher 127pgs. I have not
had a chance to read it...so I don't know how much a gold rush or
Christmas story it may be.
Dana
Windy Hill Books
Julie Dickinson
In article e...@harvee.billerica.ma.us, s...@harvee.billerica.ma.us (Susan Mudgett aka little gator) writes:
>
>Craig Phillips (c...@netcom.com) wrote:
>
>: Does anyone know of a bibliography of children's books (or even titles)
>: related to the Gold Rush? Or any ideas where we could locate such?
>
>brothers.
I had this book! It's called _Secret in the Barrel_ (or something like
that). I forget the author, unfortunately. The middle boy was Joel
Hutton, and he went to the gold fields with his Uncle Luke. Uncle Luke
had the barrel, and wouldn't tell Joel what was in during the entire
trip until they actually arrived.
Another Gold Rush book I read:
_The Gold Race_ by Alexander Scharbach (sp?)
About two brothers whose parents die in the cholera epidemic,
so the boys take the estate money and join a wagon train to
California.
CEBEK
There's a series of historical romance novels for teenage girls. Can't
think of what it's called, but all the novels are set in different eras,
their titles are the names of the novel's heroine, and she has to choose
between two lovers, etc. Most of these are standard cheesy
historical-romance stuff (lacking sex), but the one set during the Gold
Rush is by Willo Davis Roberts, and I strongly recommend it. It's called
"Caroline," and is more an adventure than a romance (although of course,
that figures into it.) Get past the cover and it's a great book.
Another good one, though it's not exactly about the Gold Rush, is "Kate's
Book," which I recommended on another thread. By Mary Francis Shura.
Nothing to do with books, but a good novel of westward travel.