The Golden Dream

Author: R. M. Ballantyne

Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction, Westerns

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Description The Golden Dream

Thoroughly engaging, at times even harrowing, adventure tale set in the San Francisco gold rush. Detailed depiction of its time and place, complete with everything from mining techniques to societal attitudes. You'll feel like you're in the diggings. (Summary by Lee Elliott)

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Adventures in the Far West...Our Hero.Hopes and Fears...The End of the Beginning...The Sea...San Francisco...The Fate of the Roving Bess...Our Hero and his Friends start for the Diggings...A Night Ride in the Woods...Game and Cookery...Gold-Washing...Sabbath at the Diggings...Kindness to Strangers in Distress...The New Diggings...Ah-wow saved from an Untimely Fate...Ned and Tom take to Wandering...A Curious and Valuable Draught...Ned’s New Profession pays admirably...The Wilderness again...Grizzly-Bear-Catching in the Mountains...Curious Trees, and still more Curious Plains...Powerful Effects of Gold on the Aspect of Things in General...The Rainy Season, and its Effects...Ned decides on visiting San Francisco...Gold not All-Powerful...Deep Plots and Plans...San Francisco again...More Unexpected Discoveries...Our Story comes to an End.

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