Project Gutenberg 2010-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 265 White, Stewart Edward 1873 1946 Fogarty, Thomas 1873 1938 Fogarty, Thomas J. Gold Produced by Roger Frank, Chris Curnow, Sarah Jensen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Gold" by Stewart Edward White is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative follows the adventures of an unnamed protagonist who, driven by the allure of wealth and the tales of discovery, chooses to join the California gold rush of 1849. The book captures the spirit of hope, ambition, and the accompanying challenges faced by those drawn to the promise of gold. The opening portion of the novel introduces the narrator’s reflections on his own life and the romantic allure of the gold rush. He describes how the rumors of gold being discovered reached him and his peers, igniting excitement and a thirst for adventure. Interactions among a group of eager but inexperienced gold seekers reveal their various motivations and clearly set up the camaraderie and tensions that will unfold as they embark on their journey westward. The initial chapters present key characters, including Talbot Ward, who emerges as a compelling figure embodying both charisma and athleticism, setting the stage for the collision of dreams and reality in the unforgiving quest for fortune. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/30826/30826-h/images/i_cover.png Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Western stories Gold mines and mining -- Fiction California -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 713481 2025-08-12T13:54:32.361561 text/html 740133 2015-05-16T06:02:14 text/html 1491005 2025-08-12T13:54:43.632501 application/epub+zip 1502270 2025-08-12T13:54:35.142558 application/epub+zip 334587 2025-08-12T13:54:33.135551 application/epub+zip 1038227 2025-08-12T13:54:49.919437 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 966717 2025-08-12T13:54:41.727517 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455476 2022-09-14T08:38:41.875644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 641196 2025-08-12T13:54:30.798544 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 641035 2015-05-16T06:02:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 641026 2015-05-16T06:02:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21496 2025-08-12T13:54:50.085452 application/rdf+xml 24815 2025-08-12T13:54:33.251523 image/jpeg 3432 2025-08-12T13:54:33.192592 image/jpeg 251651 2015-05-16T06:03:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 2158975 2015-05-16T06:03:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 251577 2015-05-16T06:03:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 2157195 2025-08-12T13:54:32.463543 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