description: At nearly sixteen years of age, Tom Nelson sets out for California hoping to earn money in the gold fields to pay off the mortgage on his father's farm, braving thieves, outlaws, and Indians along the way.
language: English
title: The Young Adventurer, Or, Tom's Trip Across the Plains
titlecomplete: The Young Adventurer, Or, Tom's Trip Across the Plains (Polyglot Press Alger)
genres: Classics
ratings_count: 25
series: Pacific Series
publisher: Polyglot Press