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California Gold Rush Fever (X-Country Adventures)
California Gold Rush Fever - X-Country Adventures Author:Bob Schaller Ashley and Adam Arlington travel from state to state, encountering mystery and intrigue wherever they go. Readers ages 912 learn about the geography and history of the United States as they join this brother-sister team in their many adventures. Each book includes fun fact files, a map following the Arlingtons¹ route, and a list of re... more »commended books and web sites. An excerpt from an old letter launches Ashley and Adam into a new and thrilling adventure in California. An antique saw blade is missing, and the owner is a descendant of John Sutter, a miller in the 1840s. At first, the sleuthing brother/sister duo can't figure out why anyone would bother with a heavy, dusty piece of old machinery. But as they learn more about California's Gold Rush and the circumstances surrounding Sutter's Mill, the value of the stolen blade becomes obvious. After some close run-ins with the criminals, the Arlingtons decide to work with authorities in trying to recover the piece of history. As they play cat and mouse with the clever crooks, they learn how California's "personality" of attracting dream-chasers was born in its streams and rock beds that shimmered with the promise of riches.« less