The All-True Gold-Seeking Adventures of Hitty O'Donnell
Author | : Paul McPhie |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 530 |
Release | : 2010-10-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780557728879 |
ISBN-13 | : 0557728878 |
Rating | : 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Download or read book The All-True Gold-Seeking Adventures of Hitty O'Donnell written by Paul McPhie and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-10-10 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based in part on real journals, the novel traces an epic overland journey in 1862 by train, steamboat, wagon, river raft, and horseback to the thriving gold fields of Barkerville in British Columbia's Cariboo region. Packed with exciting incident, the tale is told by the wryly reflective Hitty who comes of age amid a memorable gallery of rogues and dreamers and against the magnificent landscape and lurking perils of mid-nineteenth century North America