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 Project Gutenberg 2005-10-12 Public domain in the USA. 65 Goodwin, C. C. (Charles Carroll) 1832 1917 Goodwin, Charles Carroll The Wedge of Gold Produced by Justin Gillbank, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Wedge of Gold" by C.C. Goodwin is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around two young miners, James Sedgwick and John Browning, who work in the Comstock lode in Nevada as they aspire to achieve wealth and success in the mining industry. Through their journey, themes of friendship, ambition, and the impact of mining on civilization are explored in depth. At the start of the novel, the narrative introduces the historical significance and grandeur of mining, positing that civilization is rooted in humanity's ability to harness mining's vast resources. The characters engage in lively conversations about their prospects as miners while discussing their financial strategies and dreams for the future. The dialogue reveals their camaraderie and hints at their backstories while they work in extreme conditions within the mines. As they express their hopes for future prosperity, the stage is set for their adventures and challenges ahead in pursuit of a better life beyond the mines. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Western stories Gold mines and mining -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 419786 419809 2024-09-07T11:33:55.995807 2023-09-08T03:43:51.922602 text/html text/html 420442 2020-12-12T17:51:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 157442 2020-12-12T17:51:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 205800 2024-09-07T11:34:02.669763 application/epub+zip 209681 2024-09-07T11:33:57.554800 application/epub+zip 209681 2024-09-07T11:33:56.628810 application/epub+zip 390456 2024-09-07T11:34:06.902725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362339 2024-09-07T11:34:02.024790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362515 2022-09-08T07:58:54.990482 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 399938 399837 2024-09-07T11:33:55.086826 2023-09-08T03:43:51.087586 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 399776 2020-12-12T17:51:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 154121 2020-12-12T17:51:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 399769 2020-12-12T17:51:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 154076 2020-12-12T17:51:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19923 2024-09-07T11:34:07.066719 application/rdf+xml 12138 2024-09-07T11:33:56.988781 image/jpeg 3232 2024-09-07T11:33:56.808791 image/jpeg 200491 2024-09-07T11:33:56.034804 application/octet-stream application/zip