Hard gold
Subtitle: the Colorado gold rush of 1859, a tale of the Old West
By: Avi
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: An I witness novel
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9780545249096
Subjects: Gold discoveries; Nineteenth century; Frontier and pioneer life; Juvenile fiction; Diary novels; Fiction; Voyages and travels; Historical fiction; Gold mines and mining
Description: Determined to find his nineteen-year-old uncle and best friend, Jesse, who left for Colorado to find enough gold to pay the mortgage and save the family's Iowa farm, twelve-year-old Early Whittcomb joins up with a barber, his wife, and his daughter on a wagon train heading for the gold fields near Pike's Peak in 1858.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-229).

Ages 8-12.

A Junior Library Guild selection
Table of contents: title: How it began; title: My brothers; title: Bad news and good; title: Hard times, strange times; title: A whole lot of time; title: I find a way; title: I leave home; title: Lizzy; title: Westward, ho!; title: We head west; title: Mr. Mawr; title: News about Jesse; title: Farewell to Iowa; title: Into Nebraska; title: Stampede!; title: Going on; title: The long trail; title: Cherry Creek!; title: Denver House; title: Going after Jesse; title: Into the mountains; title: Gold Hill; title: Jesse; title: Escape!; title: The rest of my life; title: Glossary; title: Author's note; title: Acknowledgments; title: Bibliography; title: Illustration credits.