young miner, or, Tom Nelson in California
By: by Horatio Alger, Jr.
Series: Polyglot Press Alger series
Publisher: Polyglot Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Subjects: Miners -- Fiction; Conduct of life -- Fiction; California -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile fiction; California -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction; California -- Gold discoveries -- Fiction; California -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.; Juvenile fiction.
Other titles: Young miner; Tom Nelson in California
Description: Through hard work and alliances with the right people, sixteen-year-old Tom Nelson enjoys success as a gold prospector in California, but his good luck may not be enough to save the family farm from foreclosure.
Notes: First published in 1879 by Loring, Boston.