Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 65 Henty, G. A. (George Alfred) 1832 1902 Henty, George Alfred Henty, G.A. The Golden Canyon Reading ease score: 89.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. "The stone chest" is not by Henty, according to Robert L. Dartt's "G. A. Henty, a bibliography." The golden canyon -- The stone chest. Produced by Ted Garvin, Andre Lapierre and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Golden Canyon" by G. A. Henty is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers on young characters, particularly midshipman Dick, who find themselves embroiled in an adventurous quest for gold in California during the Gold Rush era. The narrative intertwines themes of bravery, survival, and camaraderie as the protagonists navigate challenges posed not just by nature and difficult terrain, but also by hostilities from indigenous tribes. The opening of the novel introduces the setting—San Diego harbor in 1856—where tension is quickly established aboard the bark's uncomfortable ship. Midshipmen Dick and Tom express their dissatisfaction about their captain and look forward to future adventures. Soon after landing, Dick encounters a dangerous situation involving a group of Mexicans attacking an Englishman, which leads to a violent skirmish. This ignites a sequence of events that will propel Dick and his friend into a quest for gold alongside miners. As they embark on this journey, the boys must overcome various adversities, setting the stage for an engaging tale filled with danger and discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure stories Treasure troves -- Juvenile fiction Rescues -- Juvenile fiction Gold mines and mining -- Juvenile fiction PR PZ Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 249757 249653 2024-10-05T10:21:16.975304 2023-10-05T09:55:40.207545 text/html text/html 249750 249646 2024-10-05T10:21:17.353274 2023-10-05T09:55:40.379589 text/html text/html 152684 2024-10-05T10:21:24.422192 application/epub+zip 154529 2024-10-05T10:21:19.899262 application/epub+zip 154529 2024-10-05T10:21:18.093238 application/epub+zip 301306 2024-10-05T10:21:27.967684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271448 2024-10-05T10:21:23.470228 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246317 2022-09-06T04:02:09.247681 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213432 213379 2024-10-05T10:21:16.342226 2023-10-05T09:55:39.885559 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 214893 2020-12-26T00:44:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 214895 2020-12-26T00:44:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 79523 2020-12-26T00:44:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 79516 2020-12-26T00:44:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 22153 2024-10-05T10:21:28.683684 application/rdf+xml 12171 2024-10-05T10:21:19.055232 image/jpeg 3411 2024-10-05T10:21:18.621219 image/jpeg 148346 2024-10-05T10:21:17.374239 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia