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100 1 _aAlger, Horatio, Jr.,
_d1832-1899
245 1 0 _aBen's Nugget; Or, A Boy's Search For Fortune
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2008-05-08
508 _aProduced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Ben's Nugget; Or, A Boy's Search For Fortune" by Horatio Alger Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. It follows the journey of a young boy named Ben Stanton as he searches for fortune in the goldfields of California. The narrative features themes of adventure, friendship, and the pursuit of success while showcasing the challenges faced by miners during that era. The opening of the story sets the stage in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where Ben Stanton and his companion, Jake Bradley, are mining gold on a claim belonging to Richard Dewey, who is laid up with a sprained ankle. Ben and Jake discuss their findings and the prospect of earning a substantial amount of gold-dust, while Dewey expresses his longing to reunite with his betrothed, Florence Douglas. As the story unfolds, the loyal attendant Ki Sing goes missing, leading Ben and Jake to suspect he may have encountered trouble from unscrupulous characters. This unexpected turn hints at potential conflict and adventure as Ben prepares to face the dangers of the mining world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aCalifornia -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aAdventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aGold mines and mining -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25384
999 _c66385
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