Hard gold: the Colorado gold rush of 1859, a tale of the Old West
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Series:
Published:
New York, N.Y. : Hyperion Books for Children, ©2008., New York, N.Y. : Hyperion Books for Children, [2008].
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781423105190, 1423105192
Physical Desc:
229 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Points: 5
Lexile measure:
740L
Rating:
Ages 8-12.
Status:
Lake County Juvenile Fiction
J AVI
Description
Determined to find his nineteen-year-old uncle and best friend, Jesse, who left for Colorado to find enough gold to pay the mortgage and save the family's Iowa farm, twelve-year-old Early Whittcomb joins up with a barber, his wife, and his daughter on a wagon train heading for the gold fields near Pike's Peak in 1858.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Colorado -- Gold discoveries -- Fiction.
Colorado -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile fiction.
Colorado -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Frontier and pioneer life -- Colorado -- Juvenile fiction.
Gold mines and mining -- Colorado -- Juvenile fiction.
Gold mines and mining -- Fiction.
Uncles -- Fiction.
Voyages and travels -- Fiction.
Colorado -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile fiction.
Colorado -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Frontier and pioneer life -- Colorado -- Juvenile fiction.
Gold mines and mining -- Colorado -- Juvenile fiction.
Gold mines and mining -- Fiction.
Uncles -- Fiction.
Voyages and travels -- Fiction.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Local Subjects
Other Subjects
Colorado -- Découvertes d'or -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Colorado -- Fiction -- Gold mines and mining.
Diary fiction.
Fiction -- sears -- Colorado.
Fiction -- sears -- Frontier and pioneer life.
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Nineteenth century -- Fiction.
novels.
Novels.
Romans.
Western fiction.
Colorado -- Fiction -- Gold mines and mining.
Diary fiction.
Fiction -- sears -- Colorado.
Fiction -- sears -- Frontier and pioneer life.
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Nineteenth century -- Fiction.
novels.
Novels.
Romans.
Western fiction.
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Format:
Book
Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 4.6, 5 Points
Level 4.6, 5 Points
Lexile measure:
740
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-229).
Description
Determined to find his nineteen-year-old uncle and best friend, Jesse, who left for Colorado to find enough gold to pay the mortgage and save the family's Iowa farm, twelve-year-old Early Whittcomb joins up with a barber, his wife, and his daughter on a wagon train heading for the gold fields near Pike's Peak in 1858.
Target Audience
Ages 8-12.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,4.6,5.0,125659.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,6-8,4.5,11,Quiz: 45345.
Awards
A Junior Library Guild selection
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APA Citation (style guide)
Avi. (2008). Hard gold: the Colorado gold rush of 1859, a tale of the Old West. New York, N.Y., Hyperion Books for Children.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Avi, 1937-. 2008. Hard Gold: The Colorado Gold Rush of 1859, a Tale of the Old West. New York, N.Y., Hyperion Books for Children.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Avi, 1937-, Hard Gold: The Colorado Gold Rush of 1859, a Tale of the Old West. New York, N.Y., Hyperion Books for Children, 2008.
MLA Citation (style guide)Avi. Hard Gold: The Colorado Gold Rush of 1859, a Tale of the Old West. New York, N.Y., Hyperion Books for Children, 2008.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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