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By Jr. Horatio Alger
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A resourceful sixteen-year-old, Grant Colburn leaves a cramped, stingy household after a birthday dispute and heads to California to seek fortune in the mines. His journey mixes self-reliant toil and episodic adventure: he saves a train, endures betrayal and treachery by men like Mr. Silverthorn and Albert Benton, survives dangers including an Indian encounter and isolation, finds work in Sacramento, wins loyal friends, overcomes false suspicion, exposes villains' schemes, and gradually secures success that restores security for himself and his family. Themes include perseverance, honesty, and upward mobility through industry.

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Title: Digging for Gold: A Story of California

Author: Jr. Horatio Alger

Release date: September 20, 2016 [eBook #53095]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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DIGGING FOR GOLD
A STORY OF CALIFORNIA

BY
HORATIO ALGER, Jr.
AUTHOR OF “THE RAGGED DICK SERIES,” “TATTERED TOM SERIES,”
“LUCK AND PLUCK SERIES,” “PACIFIC SERIES,” ETC., ETC.
PHILADELPHIA
PORTER & COATES
Copyright, 1892,
BY
PORTER & COATES.