Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 91 Henty, G. A. (George Alfred) 1832 1902 Henty, George Alfred Henty, G.A. The Golden Canyon "The stone chest" is not by Henty, according to Robert L. Dartt's "G. A. Henty, a bibliography." The golden canyon -- The stone chest. Produced by Ted Garvin, Andre Lapierre and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Golden Canyon" by G. A. Henty is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers on young characters, particularly midshipman Dick, who find themselves embroiled in an adventurous quest for gold in California during the Gold Rush era. The narrative intertwines themes of bravery, survival, and camaraderie as the protagonists navigate challenges posed not just by nature and difficult terrain, but also by hostilities from indigenous tribes. The opening of the novel introduces the setting—San Diego harbor in 1856—where tension is quickly established aboard the bark's uncomfortable ship. Midshipmen Dick and Tom express their dissatisfaction about their captain and look forward to future adventures. Soon after landing, Dick encounters a dangerous situation involving a group of Mexicans attacking an Englishman, which leads to a violent skirmish. This ignites a sequence of events that will propel Dick and his friend into a quest for gold alongside miners. As they embark on this journey, the boys must overcome various adversities, setting the stage for an engaging tale filled with danger and discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 89.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Adventure stories Treasure troves -- Juvenile fiction Rescues -- Juvenile fiction Gold mines and mining -- Juvenile fiction PR PZ Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 249841 2025-06-20T20:19:31.790750 text/html 249750 249646 2024-11-05T10:13:41.232435 2023-10-05T09:55:40.379589 text/html text/html 152793 2025-06-20T20:19:47.399703 application/epub+zip 154565 2025-06-20T20:19:39.387804 application/epub+zip 154566 2025-06-20T20:19:34.315736 application/epub+zip 301192 2025-06-20T20:19:54.993697 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271446 2025-06-20T20:19:46.670754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246317 2022-09-06T04:02:09.247681 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213350 2025-06-20T20:19:31.277834 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 193669 2024-10-28T18:47:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12703 2025-06-20T20:19:55.145676 application/rdf+xml 12171 2025-06-20T20:19:38.761736 image/jpeg 3411 2025-06-20T20:19:38.486713 image/jpeg 148416 2025-06-20T20:19:31.811838 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia