Download or read book Nuggets of Gold (Classic Reprint) written by Bruce Hughes and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Nuggets of Gold Bret Harte's fancies about early gold discoveries seem to have been far outdone by the recent Alaskan gold fields - lakes of oil, mountains of gold and oceans of pearls. A veritable El Dorado has been opened up. Rumors thereof have thrilled the world. People from all nations, walks and conditions in life have been flocking that way, till homes have been broken up, business abandoned and communities depopulated. This vast army of pilgrims cannot be accounted for simply on the ground of the El Dorado; but rather it demonstrates the susceptibility of human nature to the shining ore, or the "world's treasure." Indeed, human nature hankers after things. Several years ago a Russian princess died in Paris leaving a million dollars or more to the individual that would live in her tomb a year. Several undertook the project, but gave up in despair. Whether the prize has yet been won we never learned. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.