The Golden Chimney: A Boy's Mine

By Elizabeth Gerberding

This children's novel features goldmines and mining in San Francisco. Two cousins, Ben and Beth, are sitting on a hill overlooking San Francisco Bay and an old gold mine chimney. Ben is bemoaning the fact that opportunities to get rich are dwindling as more people come to the area. He wishes he had been a gold prospector in the early days. Suddenly, Beth has an idea…..

• Language: English
• Publisher: Good Press
• Release date: Jan 17, 2022
• ISBN: 4066338109644

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