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100 1 _aAlger, Horatio, Jr.,
_d1832-1899
245 1 4 _aThe Young Miner; Or, Tom Nelson in California
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2007-09-18
508 _aProduced by David Edwards, Marcia Brooks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from scans of public domain material produced by Microsoft for their Live Search Books site.)
520 _a"The Young Miner; Or, Tom Nelson in California" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the character Tom Nelson, a determined young man from a poor New England family who travels to California in search of gold during the gold rush. As Tom embarks on a challenging journey with a group of fellow miners, the narrative explores themes of perseverance, friendship, and the various personalities drawn to the prospect of quick wealth. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Tom, who is eager and hard-working, alongside a mix of miners with varying degrees of ambition and capability. The narrative begins with Tom and his companions engaged in the laborious task of gold panning along a California stream. Through interactions with his fellow miners—such as the seasoned yet pessimistic Lawrence Peabody and the sensible Captain Fletcher—we see contrasting attitudes toward mining and the laborious nature of their quest. The opening portion sets up the foundation for Tom's adventures and relationships, hinting at challenges and conflicts, including the negative influence of characters like Missouri Jack, the saloon owner. As Tom navigates these dynamics, readers can anticipate a tale of growth, hardship, and the pursuit of dreams amid the harsh realities of mining life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aConduct of life -- Fiction
653 _aMiners -- Fiction
653 _aCalifornia -- Gold discoveries -- Fiction
653 _aCalifornia -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
653 _aCalifornia -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aCalifornia -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22669
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