gold mines and mining

A sweeping rags-to-riches story about claiming the American Dream, following a family transformed by the Klondike Gold Rush.

"The Gold Rush was a major event in the US during the 1800s. This book explores what the Gold Rush was and the lesser-known people who participated in the event"--Provided by publisher.

An adaptation of Jack London's "Call of the Wild" in which Buck must learn to adapt to abuse as a Klondike sled dog, to life with a loving master, John Thornton, and finally, when Thornton dies, to life in the wild as a leader of the wolf pack.

A year ago, a young Indigenous Colombian woman named Andrea and her people were driven off their land in the Amazonian jungle and forced to move to the city of Cali, Colombia. She returns to her ancestral home with a box carrying the body of her dead daughter in hopes of burying her on the sacred land of her people, but she has another reason for returning. She has a secret camera that she uses to photograph the illegal mining operation that displaced her people. She encounters a man who she met as a boy years ago, and he helps her get the proof she needs. Includes back matter and additional resources.

"Archie is traveling with his uncle Harold, a member of an entertainment revue hired by the renovated Dawson City Theatre, to perform for the Yukon gold rushers. While there, Harold befriends an older gentleman, Montgomery Wycroft, who is in the area panning for gold. Archie and his uncle opt to stay behind in Dawson City, joining Monty on his dangerous quest for gold, battling with both greedy gold-seekers and the unforgiving Canadian terrain. Will Archie and his uncle strike gold, or will they find something more valuable?"--Provided by publisher.

"A gripping and wholly original account of the epic human tragedy that was the great Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-1898"--Provided by publisher.

"Andrea, a young Indigenous Colombian woman, has returned to the land she calls home. She comes to mourn her child-and to capture evidence of the illegal mining that displaced her family"--Provided by publisher.

Jonathan Samuels hears of the gold rush in Klondike and heads out to find his fortune. Includes historical facts and timeline.

Archie is traveling with his uncle Harold, a member of an entertainment revue hired by the renovated Dawson City Theatre, to perform for the Yukon gold rushers, while there, Harold befriends an older gentleman, Montgomery Wycroft, who is in the area panning for gold. Archie and his uncle opt to stay behind in Dawson City, joining Monty on his dangerous quest for gold, battling with both greedy gold-seekers and the unforgiving Canadian terrain. Will Archie and his uncle strike gold, or will they find something more valuable?.

"When her father is killed by the notorious Rose Riders for a mysterious journal that reveals the secret location of a gold mine, eighteen-year-old Kate Thompson disguises herself as a boy and takes to the gritty plains looking for answers--and justice"--Provided by publisher.