gold

Discusses the desirable properties and uses of gold, silver, and platinum; describes the nineteenth-century gold rush; discusses techniques of mining and refining gold; and presents an amateur's guide for gold prospecting.

Discusses the influence of gold on history from early times to the present and explains how gold has been mined and crafted.

Describes gold, where it comes from, and the great variety of its uses.

The Hardy boys travel to the Deep South to vindicate a long-dead Confederate general, disgraced during the Civil War because he was accused of stealing hidden gold belonging to a bank.

Midas Mouse becomes so enthralled with sunlight that he is given the power to turn anything he touches into gold.

Fourteen-year-old Jo is determined to follow her dream of finding gold in the Cariboo.

Recounts the quest for and finding of gold in the Klondike region of the Yukon Territory of northwestern Canada (1896-1898), an event that brought joy to some, heartbreak to many, and adventure to all.

Traces the history of the Klondike gold rush of the late 1890s, describing the men responsible for the initial discovery, the trail to the Klondike gold fields, and the explosive growth and rapid demise of the gold rush town of Dawson.

Describes a variety of secret and mysterious treasures in the United States, such as sunken steamship gold, lost Army payroll, and the treasure at Neahkahnie Mountain.

Asterix and Obelix set off to prospect for black gold in the Middle Eastern desert so the druid Getafix can create the magic potion which gives the Gaulish villagers superhuman strength.