Hard gold : the Colorado gold rush of 1859 : a tale of the Old West / Avi.
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BookSeries: Avi, I witness novel: Publisher: New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c2008Edition: 1st ed.Description: 229 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.ISBN: 1423105192.Subject(s): Gold mines and mining -- Colorado -- Fiction | Colorado -- Gold discoveries -- Fiction | Colorado -- History -- Fiction | Adventure fiction | Historical fictionGenre/Form: Adventure fiction. | Historical fiction.DDC classification: [Fic] Summary: Early Whitcomb, whose family's farm in Iowa is failing due to drought, is enticed by his uncle Jesse to go west and dig for gold to help prevent foreclosure, but during their adventure, Jesse gets into trouble, and Early makes hard decisions while trying to find his relative and the riches that lay hidden in the mountains.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-229).
Wilson's Children, July 2009
School Library Journal, September 2008
Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2009
Booklist, September 2008
Horn Book, April 2009
Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2008
Kirkus Review, August 2008
Library Media Connection, January 2009
Kliatt, September 2008
Early Whitcomb, whose family's farm in Iowa is failing due to drought, is enticed by his uncle Jesse to go west and dig for gold to help prevent foreclosure, but during their adventure, Jesse gets into trouble, and Early makes hard decisions while trying to find his relative and the riches that lay hidden in the mountains.
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