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

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 n...

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1. Verfasser: Avi 1937- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, N.Y. Hyperion Books for Children / Disney Book Group 2008
Ausgabe:1st ed.
Schriftenreihe:An I witness novel
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-229)
How it began -- My brothers -- Bad news and good -- Hard times, strange times -- A whole lot of time -- I find a way -- I leave home -- Lizzy -- Westward, ho! -- We head west -- Mr. Mawr -- News about Jesse -- Farewell to Iowa -- Into Nebraska -- Stampede! -- Going on -- The long trail -- Cherry Creek! -- Denver House -- Going after Jesse -- Into the mountains -- Gold Hill -- Jesse -- Escape! -- The rest of my life -- Glossary -- Author's note -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Illustration credits
Beschreibung:229 p. ill., maps 22 cm
ISBN:9781423105190
1423105192

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