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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"The tale of Buck, abducted and mistreated and his gradual adaptation to the wild is a much heralded celebration of the power of instinct and the natural world. This edition includes four short stories: 'The Son of the Wolf', 'To the Man on the Trail', 'The Wisdom of the Trail' and 'An Odyssey of the North'."--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
A diary account of fourteen-year-old Susanna Fairchild's life in 1849, when her father succumbs to gold fever on the way to establish his medical practice in Oregon after losing his wife and money on their steamship journey from New York. Includes a historical note.
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
"Death Valley in '49. Important chapter of California pioneer history" by William Lewis Manly. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all...
Author
Language
English
Description
Captain Sean Mulkerin comes home from the sea to find his family home in jeopardy. After the death of his father, Sean’s determined mother, Eileen, took it upon herself to run the sprawling Rancho Malibu—until a fire destroyed her hard-earned profits. Now, on the edge of financial ruin, Eileen hopes Sean can help them find a way out. The rumor is that her late husband found gold in the wild and haunted California hills, but the only clue...
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Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A coming-of-age story set in the harsh landscape of Gold Rush America, centering on a orphan's journey to California in a wagon train of ruthless 49ers. Seventeen-year-old Joshua Gaines is suddenly orphaned in 1849, and after discovering that his foster father has left him deeply in debt, he flees his St. Louis home for Independence, Missouri. There, he plans to offer his medical expertise in exchange for passage to California in a Gold Rush party....
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
[2-disc ed. with subtitles in multiple languages].
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (169 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Chaplin is a prospector who goes to Alaska in search of gold. During a storm, he becomes trapped in a cabin with another prospector and an outlaw. The outlaw goes out for help, but is killed in an avalanche. Out of food and on the brink of starvation, the other prospector has visions of Chaplin as his next meal but Chaplin manages to keep himself from becoming dinner. Surviving all this, Chaplin goes on to fall in love with a Yukon dance hall girl....
10) Journey
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1989
Physical Desc
244 p. : ill., maps, port. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Publisher
GoodTimes Home Video
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A magnificent Alaskan dog who leads his team to victory in the National Open Sled Dog Race, Kavik is bought by wealthy, unscrupulous businessman George Hunter, but his plane crashes en route to Seattle. Twelve-year-old Andy finds the badly wounded Kavik in the woods, nurses him back to health when no one believes he will survive, and loves the once proud dog, who is left fearful and cowardly by the accident. Hearing of Kavik's amazing recovery, Hunter...
14) Paint your wagon
Publisher
Paramount Home Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (164 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of a goldmining boom town centering on the work-and-play partnership of two miners and the wife they share.
Author
Publisher
Blue Earth Books
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 21 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the everyday life, cooking methods, common foods, and hardships and celebrations during the Gold Rush in California. Includes recipes.
19) Gold rush nuggets: a gold mine of information about-- ten counties in California's mother lode area
Author
Publisher
Castle Ventures
Pub. Date
c1984
Physical Desc
191 p. : map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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