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Power Of The Mountain Man
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William W. Johnstone |
Smoke Jensen is summoned to San Francisco, finds his friend Francie dead and the wealthy plotting to take control of the gold mines, and heads to the High Sierras to recruit prospectors, ranchers, an… |
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Bo and Mzzz Mad
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Sid Fleischman |
When his father dies, Bo Gamage warily moves to the Mojave Desert home of his distant and estranged relatives, the Martinkas, and finds that "Mad" lives up to her name, PawPaw despises him, and Aunt … |
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The Secret Valley
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Clyde Robert Bulla,Grace Paull |
A family that moves to California to look for gold fails to find it, but instead discovers a beautiful valley in which to build a farm. |
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Deadly treasure
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Jillayne Clements |
A treasure map. A locket. Murder. Deceit.
None of these things are on Lexi's mind when she returns home to Park City, Utah, for her grandfather's funeral. That is, until she stumbles across an o… |
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Novels (The Call of the Wild / White Fang)
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Jack London |
Two classic tales of dogs, one part wolf and one a Saint Bernard/Scotch shepherd mix that becomes leader of a wolf pack, as they have adventures in the Yukon wilderness with both humans and other ani… |
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Luke on the high seas
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Bonnie Pryor |
In 1850, Luke and Toby set sail from Boston to California on a voyage featuring shady characters, a story of a lost gold mine, and a cabin boy with a secret. |
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Works (Call of the Wild / Children of the Frost / Faith of Men / God of His Fathers / Sea-Wolf / So…
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Jack London |
Contains:
- Call of the Wild
- Children of the Frost
- Faith of Men
- God of His Fathers
- Sea-Wolf
- Son of the Wolf
- Two Tales of the Klondike
- White Fang |
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The story of the gold at Sutter's Mill
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R. Conrad Stein |
Presents the scene in California after gold was discovered on John Sutter's land in 1849 and the subsequent fortunes made and hearts broken. |
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The California Gold Rush
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Elaine Landau |
Discusses the California Gold Rush in American history, including the first discovery of gold, the 49ers, and how the gold rush changed the landscape of America. |
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Jo's Journey
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Nikki Tate |
Jo is determined to follow her dream of striking gold in the cariboo. |
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The mystery of the flooded mine
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Willard Manus |
Professional skin diver Bill Bryan helps in the search for gold in a flooded mine. |
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An eye for gold
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Sarah Andrews |
Forensic geologist Emily Hansen helps the FBI investigate a crime that involves murder, endangered species, and the leasing of federal land in Nevada to a billion-dollar gold mining operation. |
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Behind the masks
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Susan Patron |
In the "wild west" of an 1880s California gold-mining town, Angeline investigates the supposed murder of her father, a famous criminal lawyer, who she and her mother are certain is still alive. Inclu… |
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California, in-doors and out
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Eliza W. Farnham |
During her three years as matron of the Female Prison at Sing Sing, 1844-1848, Eliza Burhans Farnham (1815-1864) tried to institute reforms based on phrenology. Discharged from the post, she soon lea… |
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A picture of pioneer times in California
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William Francis White |
William Francis White (1829-1891?) and his young wife sailed from New York in 1849 round the Horn to San Francisco, where he set up an import business. He later represented Santa Cruz in the state co… |
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The mountain of gold
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J. D. Davies |
Beset by pirates, Knights of Malta, and saboteurs, Captain Matthew Quinton sails to Africa in pursuit of a mountain of gold. When a captured Barbary pirate saves his neck with a tall tale of a fabled… |
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The Poker Bride
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Christopher Corbett |
During the Gold Rush, a young Chinese concubine arrived by horse in Idaho gold country, where a white gambler soon won her in a poker game. She became Polly Bemis, the winner's legal, beloved wife. P… |
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Slocum On The Scavenger Trail
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Jake Logan |
Gold Lust
Everyone in the lawless town of Almost. There has it. And Slocum ain't above profiting from it. Guiding four greenhorn prospectors up Desolation Mountain should be easy money, but an amb… |
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Alaskan sweethearts (dry Creek series)
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Janet Tronstad |
Hunter Jacobson wants no part of his grandfather's matchmaking. The lone cowboy is certain that's what the old man is doing when he trades part of their Montana ranch for Scarlett Murphy's claim to a… |
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Deep down dark
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Héctor Tobar |
Relates the experiences of the thirty-three men who endured entrapment beneath thousands of feet of rock for a record-breaking sixty-nine days during the San José mine collapse outside of Copiapó, Ch… |
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