The Young Miner
The Young Miner

Author: Horatio Alger

Publisher: VM eBooks

Published: 2016-07-24

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13:

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CHAPTER I. THE GOLD-SEEKERS. CHAPTER II. MISSOURI JACK. CHAPTER III. HOW TOM GOT ON. CHAPTER IV. A FOILED ROBBER. CHAPTER V. MILES SETS OUT ON HIS JOURNEY. CHAPTER VI. ROBBED IN HIS SLEEP. CHAPTER VII. THE HEATHEN CHINEE. CHAPTER VIII. BILL CRANE'S DISAGREEABLE DISCOVERY. CHAPTER IX. CLEANED OUT. CHAPTER X. A CALIFORNIA WIDOW. CHAPTER XI. BILL CRANE'S GOOD LUCK. CHAPTER XII. TOM RECEIVES NEWS FROM HOME. CHAPTER XIII. A SPECULATIVE INVESTMENT. CHAPTER XIV. A NEW ACQUAINTANCE. CHAPTER XV. A GRIZZLY BEAR. CHAPTER XVI. UP A TREE. CHAPTER XVII. AN EXCITING PURSUIT. CHAPTER XVIII. TOM'S OLD HOME. CHAPTER XIX. A MODERN SHYLOCK. CHAPTER XX. AT SACRAMENTO. CHAPTER XXI. TOM BUYS A BUSINESS. CHAPTER XXII. A GAMBLING-HOUSE. CHAPTER XXIII. A NEW SCHEME. CHAPTER XXIV. PREPARING FOR A NEW START. CHAPTER XXV. WHITEFACE. CHAPTER XXVI. SQUIRE HUDSON'S DISAPPOINTMENT. CHAPTER XXVII. THE NEW DIGGINGS. CHAPTER XXVIII. A RICH DEPOSIT. CHAPTER XXIX. BAD NEWS FROM HOME. CHAPTER XXX. THE NIGHT BEFORE THE AUCTION. CHAPTER XXXI. BIDDING FOR THE FARM. CHAPTER XXXII. MANHOOD.

The Young Miner (Illustrated)
The Young Miner (Illustrated)

Author: Horatio Alger

Publisher: BookRix

Published: 2014-04-25

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13: 3736803214

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A dozen men, provided with rockers, were busily engaged in gathering and washing dirt, mingled with gold-dust, on the banks of a small stream in California. It was in the early days, and this party was but one of hundreds who were scattered over the new Eldorado, seeking for the shining metal which throughout the civilized world exercises a sway potent and irresistible. I have said there were a dozen men, but this is a mistake. One of the party was a well-grown boy of sixteen, with a good-humored and even handsome face. He was something more than good-humored, however. There was an expression on his face which spoke of strength and resolution and patient endurance. The readers of "The Young Adventurer" will at once recognize in our young hero Tom Nelson, the oldest son of a poor New England farmer, who, finding no prospects at home, had joined the tide of emigrants pouring from all parts of the country to the land of which so many marvelous stories were told. Tom had come to work; and though he doubtless shared to some extent the extravagant anticipations of the great body of Eastern visitors who hoped to make a fortune in a year, he did not expect to succeed without hard toil.

We the Young Fighters
We the Young Fighters

Author: Marc Sommers

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Published: 2023-10-01

Total Pages: 725

ISBN-13: 0820364754

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We the Young Fighters is at once a history of a nation, the story of a war, and the saga of downtrodden young people and three pop culture superstars. Reggae idol Bob Marley, rap legend Tupac Shakur, and the John Rambo movie character all portrayed an upside-down world, where those in the right are blamed while the powerful attack them. Their collective example found fertile ground in the West African nation of Sierra Leone, where youth were entrapped, inequality was blatant, and dissent was impossible. When warfare spotlighting diamonds, marijuana, and extreme terror began in 1991, military leaders exploited the trio’s transcendent power over their young fighters and captives. Once the war expired, youth again turned to Marley for inspiration and Tupac for friendship. Thoroughly researched and accessibly written, We the Young Fighters probes terror-based warfare and how Tupac, Rambo, and—especially—Bob Marley wove their way into the fabric of alienation, resistance, and hope in Sierra Leone. The tale of pop culture heroes radicalizing warfare and shaping peacetime underscores the need to engage with alienated youth and reform predatory governments. The book ends with a framework for customizing the international response to these twin challenges.