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Hard gold : the Colorado gold rush of 1859, a tale of the Old West / Avi.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: An I witness novelPublication details: New York, N.Y. : Hyperion Books for Children, c2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: 229 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 1423105192 (reinforced) :
  • 9781423105190 (reinforced) :
Subject(s):
  • A Junior Library Guild selection
Summary: Determined to find his nineteen-year-old uncle and best friend, Jesse, who left for Colorado to find enough gold to pay the mortgage and save the family's Iowa farm, twelve-year-old Early Whittcomb joins up with a barber, his wife, and his daughter on a wagon train heading for the gold fields near Pike's Peak in 1858.
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Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction Avi Available 33111005733262
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A young boy heads for the Rocky Mountains in search of his missing uncle. Early Wittcomb's Uncle Jesse claims to have struck gold near Pike's Peak, but his life is now in danger. Illustrated with period engravings, photographs, and maps.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-229).

Determined to find his nineteen-year-old uncle and best friend, Jesse, who left for Colorado to find enough gold to pay the mortgage and save the family's Iowa farm, twelve-year-old Early Whittcomb joins up with a barber, his wife, and his daughter on a wagon train heading for the gold fields near Pike's Peak in 1858.

Ages 8-12.

A Junior Library Guild selection

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