The Little Gold Miners of the Sierras and Other Stories

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Joaquin, 1837-1913

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Little Gold Miners of the Sierras and Other Stories" by Joaquin Miller is a collection of stories likely written in the late 19th century. The title story follows the Keene children-Jim, Madge, and little Stumps-who, after the death of their mother and their father's injury, take to mining for gold in the Sierras. The narrative seems to blend adventure with moments of moral lessons learned from the lives of these young miners. At the start of the tale, we are introduced to the challenging circumstances faced by the Keene family, who struggle to survive after their arduous journey across the plains. Jim, portrayed as a lively and mischievous boy, often leads his siblings in playful adventures, but his father's desire to instill responsibility leads to unexpected outcomes. The opening portion culminates with a thrilling moment when Jim strikes gold, embodying both the innocence of childhood and the overarching themes of perseverance and family unity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

The little gold miners of the Sierras / Joaquin Miller

A modern hero / Marion Harland

Benny's wigwam / Mary Catherine Lee

Benny's disappearance / Mary Catherine Lee

How two schoolboys killed a bear / H.F. Marsh

Pete's printing press / Kate Gannett Wells

Aunt Elizabeth's fence / George H. Hebard

The button boy / A.M. Griffin

Dan Hardy's crippy / James Otis

His three trials / Kate Gannett Wells

In the second dormitory / John Preston True

The doughnut bait / George Varney

A real happening / Mary B. Clafin.

Credits:

Produced by Taavi Kalju, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2007-05-05