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Title: The Young Miner; Or, Tom Nelson in California
Credits:
Produced 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.)
Summary: "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.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Alger, Horatio, Jr., 1832-1899
EBook No.: 22669
Published: Sep 18, 2007
Downloads: 128
Language: English
Subject: Conduct of life -- Fiction
Subject: Miners -- Fiction
Subject: California -- Gold discoveries -- Fiction
Subject: California -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
Subject: California -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: California -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Young Miner; Or, Tom Nelson in California
Credits:
Produced 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.)
Summary: "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.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Alger, Horatio, Jr., 1832-1899
EBook No.: 22669
Published: Sep 18, 2007
Downloads: 128
Language: English
Subject: Conduct of life -- Fiction
Subject: Miners -- Fiction
Subject: California -- Gold discoveries -- Fiction
Subject: California -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
Subject: California -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: California -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.