The California Gold Rush: An Interactive History Adventure
By Iacopo Bruno
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Iacopo Bruno
Iacopo Bruno is a graphic designer and illustrator. He is also the illustrator of the acclaimed books Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France and Anything But Ordinary Addie, both by Mara Rockliff. He lives and works in Milan, Italy, with his wife, Francesca. Learn more about Iacopo at theworldofdot.com and iacopobruno.blogspot.it.
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The California Gold Rush - Iacopo Bruno
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ABOUT YOUR ADVENTURE
YOU are a New Englander with a bad case of gold fever. Gold has been discovered in California, and you want to go claim some for yourself. Will you strike it rich?
In this book, you’ll explore how the choices people made meant the difference between wealth and poverty, even life and death. The events you’ll experience happened to real people.
Chapter One sets the scene. Then you choose which path to read. Follow the links at the bottom of each page as you read the stories. The decisions you make will change your outcome. After you finish one path, go back and read the others for new perspectives and more adventures. Use your device's back buttons or page navigation to jump back to your last choice.
YOU CHOOSE the path you take through history.
CHAPTER 1
Gold Fever
Listen to this,
your father says, reading today’s paper. Two California gold miners made $17,000 in seven days. That’s a fortune! If I were a young man…
he sighs.
Your mother smiles. She’s pleased that your father is not rushing off to California and leaving her behind to watch the store and your younger brothers and sisters.
People everywhere have gold fever. You do too. On August 19, 1848, the New York Herald reported the discovery of gold in California. The news reached your local paper later that month. Ever since, you have dreamed of going west to collect riches for yourself.
People learned about the discovery of gold by reading articles in newspapers.
I am a young man,
you remind your father. And I’d like to take my chances in California. If only I could afford the trip.
I’m happy to lend you money for the trip,
your father says. When you return with your pockets full of gold, you can repay the loan twice over.
Go if you must,
your mother says. But I don’t want you going to California by ship. Ships sink.
Guidebooks like this one offered advice to gold seekers.
I’ll choose a ship without leaks,
you say with a smile. Ships are the safest way to reach California.
You hand her your copy of The Emigrant’s Guide to the Gold Mines. Here, you can read it yourself. The trip is fast and easy.
If I were going to California,
your father says, I’d sign on with a wagon train and go overland. I like to keep solid ground beneath my feet. Imagine seeing this great land firsthand.
That’s a terrible idea,
your mother says. Crossing those rugged mountains and dry deserts is dangerous. You could die of thirst.
You laugh. One way, there’s too much water. The other, there’s not enough. I promise to be careful. Next time you see me I’ll be a rich man, and I’ll have stories to last a lifetime.
Will