My "Pardner" and I (Gray Rocks): A Story of the Middle-West by Emerson
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| Author | Emerson, Willis George, 1856-1918 |
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| Title | My "Pardner" and I (Gray Rocks): A Story of the Middle-West |
| Alternate Title | My "Pardner" and I (Gray Rocks): A Story of the Mines |
| Note | Reading ease score: 69.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
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| Summary | "My 'Pardner' and I (Gray Rocks): A Story of the Middle-West" by Willis George Emerson is a fictional novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Vance Gilder, a young journalist from New York City, who discovers that he is the partial owner of a gold mine named Gray Rocks in Idaho, a property once owned by his late father. The narrative explores themes of ambition, the pursuit of wealth, and the contrasts between urban and rugged frontier life. The opening of the story introduces Vance Gilder, who is established as a cultured and ambitious individual with dreams of becoming a great journalist. He is presented with a letter from Louise Bonifield, whose father, Ben Bonifield, owns the Gray Rocks mine. In a charming encounter at his Manhattan apartment, Vance learns of his father’s legacy, which sparks curiosity about the mine's potential and his connection to the Bonfield family. As the story unfolds, the reader is invited into Vance’s world, where his aspirations clash with the realities of mining life and the complexities of relationships formed in the rugged West. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Miners -- Fiction |
| Subject | Gold mines and mining -- Fiction |
| Subject | Prospecting -- Fiction |
| Subject | Idaho -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 52458 |
| Release Date | Jun 30, 2016 |
| Most Recently Updated | Aug 2, 2016 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 62 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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