Ben's Nugget; Or, A Boy's Search For Fortune

A juvenile adventure novel set on the Pacific Coast, following sixteen-year-old Ben Stanton as he mines for gold in the Sierra Nevada with his friend Jake Bradley and cares for an injured prospector. The concluding volume of Alger's Pacific Series, it features the loyal Chinese companion Ki Sing.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic adventure and the sea›Making good: rags to riches›Farm, frontier, and waterfront

Reader

Young readers›Adventure and the sea›Making good: rags to riches›Farm, frontier, and waterfront