Ben's Nugget; Or, A Boy's Search For Fortune
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By Horatio Alger Jr. 30 Jul, 2020
This is a story book. A Story of the Pacific Coast. 'Ben's Nugget' is the concluding volume of the Pacific Series. Though it is complete in itself, and may be read independently, the chief characters introduced will be recognised as old friends by th ... Read more
This is a story book. A Story of the Pacific Coast. 'Ben's Nugget' is the concluding volume of the Pacific Series. Though it is complete in itself, and may be read independently, the chief characters introduced will be recognised as old friends by the readers of 'The Young Explorer', the volume just preceding, not omitting Ki Sing, the faithful Chinaman, whose virtues may go far to diminish the prejudice which, justly or unjustly, is now felt toward his countrymen. Though Ben Stanton may be considered rather young for a miner, not a few as young as he drifted to the gold-fields in the early days of California. Mining is carried on now in a very different manner, and I can hardly encourage any of my young readers to follow his example in seeking fortune so far from home. Less
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  • English
  • 978-1354248201
Horatio Alger, Jr. (January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was a prolific 19th-century American author, most famous for his novels following the adventures of bootblacks, newsboys, peddlers, buskers, and...
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