The Last Chance: A Tale of the Golden West

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boldrewood, Rolf, 1826-1915

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Last Chance: A Tale of the Golden West" by Rolf Boldrewood is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Arnold Banneret, a Commissioner of Goldfields and Police Magistrate, who embarks on a risky mining investment alongside Jack Waters, a miner who has returned from a difficult journey with promising quartz specimens. Set against the backdrop of the Australian gold rush, the novel explores themes of ambition, trust, and the harsh realities of life on the goldfields. At the start of the novel, we meet Arnold Banneret as he grapples with financial pressures and a mining case that weighs heavily on his mind. He encounters Jack Waters, a weary and destitute miner, who implores Banneret to invest in a lucrative mining claim he's discovered. Despite his initial hesitations about the high stakes, the Commissioner ultimately agrees, recognizing the potential for great wealth. The opening chapters establish the complex relationships and personal stakes involved in this venture, hinting at the challenges and adventures that lie ahead as they travel into the less explored areas of the West in search of fortune. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by MWS, David Wilson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 68.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2020-02-12