02801cam a22004213u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000360011324500440014926400510019330000470024433600260029133700260031733800360034350000310037950802200041052012000063053400450183065300290187565300400190465300620194465300440200665300460205065300310209665300320212765300490215965300340220865300320224265300450227485600430231999900170236253095UtSlPG20260610134226.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aAlger, Horatio, Jr.,d1832-189910aDigging for Gold: A Story of California 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-09-20  aE-text prepared by KD Weeks, David Edwards, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com)  a"Digging for Gold: A Story of California" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around a young boy named Grant Colburn, whose life is filled with hardships as he works diligently on his stepfather's farm in Iowa. The narrative begins with Grant's longing for a decent suit of clothes for his sixteenth birthday and hints at his dreams of venturing to California during the Gold Rush, where he believes a better life awaits him.  At the start of the novel, Grant is introduced as a hardworking and determined young man, struggling under the oppressive thumb of his miserly stepfather, Seth Tarbox. Despite the tough circumstances at home, Grant's aspirations are ignited when he learns about a local boy who struck it rich in California. He bravely confronts his stepfather about his need for new clothes, reveals his indignation at the lack of support from a man who possesses wealth, and dreams about finding fortune out West. The opening chapters set the stage for Grant's eventual journey towards California, emphasizing themes of ambition, social class disparities, and the quest for a better life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aPoor -- Juvenile fiction  aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction  aCalifornia -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction  aVoyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction  aGold mines and mining -- Juvenile fiction  aMiners -- Juvenile fiction  aFarmers -- Juvenile fiction  aYouth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction  aDiligence -- Juvenile fiction  aSuccess -- Juvenile fiction  aBusiness enterprises -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53095  c93929d93929