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Publication Date
2021.
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English
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"For generations, the Jensens have struggled to build their home, their land, and their dreams. But now the family is forced to fight fire with fire, bullet by bullet, blood for blood. For Smoke and his daughter Denny, life on the Sugarloaf Ranch is more valuable than all the gold in the world. Which works out fine, since all the gold mines in Big Rock were squeezed dry years ago. Even so, that won't stop a pair of smooth-talking businessmen from...
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Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Publication Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (47 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Ethan Michelson and his family travel to Alaska to search for gold in 1897. They encounter icy waters, avalanches, suspicious people, and fires while they pan for gold.
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English
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One hundred years after her family was transformed by greed during the Klondike Gold Rush, Anna Bush grapples with moral conflict and questions of justice as she travels to the Klondike to bequeath her would-be inheritance to the First Nations peoples who paid the price for its creation.
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English
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1890s. Emily Carver is tired of following her gold-hunting father from one mining camp to another: she wants a home where she can put down roots. When she realizes she's losing her heart to the intriguing new man in their Montana camp, she is afraid that love will only result in disappointment and heartache. Caeden Thibault is a young geologist cataloging minerals indigenous to the state. He avoids romantic entanglements, fearing he might become like...
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English
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Shotgun Johnny Greenway thought he'd hit rock bottom when he lost his wife and son, hung up his badge, and hit the bottle. But a pretty young woman gave him a second chance. Offered him a job riding shotgun for the Reverend's Temptation Gold Mine. Gave him a reason to live. But even she can't save him when the Starrett gang tries to rob the gold -- and Johnny kills their leader ... When the dust clears, Shotgun Johnny is wanted for murder. The dead...
8) By the neck
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Language
English
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"Rollie Finnegan is a man of few words. As a Pinkerton agent with two decades of experience under his belt, he uses his stony silence to break down suspects and squeeze out confessions. Hence the nickname Stoneface. Over the years, he's locked up plenty of killers. Now he's ready to make a killing--for himself... There's gold in the mountains of Idaho Territory. And the town of Boar Gulch is a golden opportunity for a tough guy like Finnegan. But...
Author
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Publication Date
2024.
Physical Desc
380 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Scandal-plagued Hollywood star Mercy Windsor seeks refuge in the Colorado mining town where her childhood pen pal lived. To help a grieving friend, Mercy embarks with her on a search for a missing railcar, hoping the mailbag it contains clears her friend's family name and points the way to a rumored gold mine."-- Provided by publisher.
11) Medusa's scream
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Publication Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (137 pages).
Language
English
Description
Chase can't believe his luck when he gets a job in the food truck outside the entrance to the Medusa's Scream thrill ride, which hurtles a train through an out-of-service mine in Fraser Valley. As the summer goes on, Chase begins noticing strange things in the mine, and soon his life is threatened by a terrible villain worse even than Medusa of myth.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication Date
2008
Physical Desc
45 p. : col. ill. ; 32 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
During the California Gold Rush of 1848, ten-year-old Estrella, who runs so fast she is called "la Estrella corriente," the running star, faces a group of greedy ghosts who have stolen her exotic pets to work in their gold mine.
13) Shotgun Johnny
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English
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"Armed with his weapons of choice--two sawed-off, double-barreled shotguns in custom-made holsters for pistol-quick draws--Shotgun Johnny ain't stopping for no one . . . not unless they want to die. Johnny Greenway was once a family man. A well-respected marshal who always played fair. Then his wife and son were killed by cutthroats. Johnny killed the killers. Then he hung up his badge and picked up a bottle. Now a shadow of his former self, he has...
14) Axle Bust Creek
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English
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"From the battlefield of Shiloh to the prisoner camp at Slocum, former Union soldier Cleveland Trewe has seen more than enough carnage for one lifetime. Now that the war is over he's found work as a peacekeeper and prospector--the perfect set of survival skills for a town like Axle Bust, Nevada, a place seething with danger. Cleve's uncle staked a claim in Axle Bust only to lose it to a murderous con-man partnered with Duncan Conroy, owner of the...
15) Zion gold rush
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English
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So...Much...Gold... When Isaiah's dad is hired to print 3D dinosaur bones, his family is invited to join him. On this trip, the kids are glamping--enjoying the luxury of an RV instead of camping in tents. Attending a park-sponsored stargazing event, Isaiah, Sadie, and Ethan overhear a ranger tell his favorite legend of a gold mine hidden in Zion. While exploring the park, they venture off to investigate an intriguing narrow path. Unexpectedly, they...
Author
Publication Date
2020.
Language
English
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"Despite the fact that his wedding is right around the corner, John Quincannon takes on what may be his riskiest assignment: going undercover into a gold mine to ferret out a gang hijacking high-grade ore before it reaches the surface ... John discovers the clever methods by which the scheme is being worked and exposes the conspirators ... following him leads to an unexpected rendezvous with Sabina, who has uncovered vital information about the thief's...
18) Shadow state
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English
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"The vibrant economy of the new Vietnam is a shiny lure for Western capital. Hendley Associates has sent their best analyst, Jack Ryan, Jr., to mine for investment gold. And he may have found some in mining company GeoTech. But a trip with a Hendley colleague to observe the company's operations takes a treacherous turn when their helicopter is shot down. The Chinese are determined to keep Jack from finding the truth about what exactly is being processed...
19) Over the moon
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Publisher
Scholastic Press
Publication Date
2019.
Physical Desc
291 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
To save her younger brother from being forced to work in the mines, twelve-year-old Mallie pretends to be a boy and learns to ride and train flying horses.
20) Preacher's purge
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English
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"When greed overtakes men's souls, it falls to the righteous mountaineer known as Preacher to rain fire and brimstone upon them from the barrels of his guns ... Preacher has agreed to escort Barnaby Cooper through Dakota Territory's hills to establish a trading post. Accompanied by his friends Lorenzo and Tall Dog, the mountain man hopes they'll be able to protect Cooper from Sioux warriors who don't want any white man trespassing on their sacred...








