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Inspire students with amazing stories from the California Gold Rush. With the use of personal accounts, newspaper stories, and other primary sources, the events of this fascinating time in history come to life.
About the Author
John Micklos, Jr. is an award-winning education journalist and the author of more than 20 books for children and young adult readers, including poetry books for young readers, history books for elementary students, and history and biography titles for middle school and high school students. His most recent titles include several upper elementary history books for Capstone and contributing to National Geographic Kids' 125 True Stories of Amazing Pets. His newest book is The Sound in the Basement, a picture book published by First State Press.John has done K-12 school visits in several states and has spoken at the national conferences of the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English, as well as at state reading conferences in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware.
