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In the Heart of the Rockies

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In the Heart of the Rockies

Determined to improve his struggling family's financial situation, sixteen-year-old Tom Wade leaves England in 1860 and sets out for the untamed wilderness of the American Far West. Arriving in the small western outpost of Denver, Colorado, to mine for gold, he soon encounters Native American warriors, takes part in big-game hunts, and learns how to survive a mountain winter with nothing but resourcefulness and perseverance.
Young readers get valuable, exciting lessons in history from the "Prince of Storytellers," George Henty, in a grand adventure classic that weaves together the story of a teenage, fictional hero and real-life episodes of exploration.

Unabridged republication of the edition originally published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1894.
juvenile fiction; historical fiction; native american folklore; mid 19th century adventure; teenaged hero; action adventure; wilderness adventure; gold mining; native american warriors; taming the west; frontier life; contact with indigenous people; life in the old west; life on the river; cold weather; nightmares; remote places; villages; indigenous peoples; indigenous cultures; indians; adventure stories; nature; page turner; engaging; lively; dramatic; mountains; wilderness; winter; violence,
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Determined to improve his struggling family's financial situation, sixteen-year-old Tom Wade leaves England in 1860 and sets out for the untamed wilderness of the American Far West. Arriving in the small western outpost of Denver, Colorado, to mine for gold, he soon encounters Native American warriors, takes part in big-game hunts, and learns how to survive a mountain winter with nothing but resourcefulness and perseverance.
Young readers get valuable, exciting lessons in history from the "Prince of Storytellers," George Henty, in a grand adventure classic that weaves together the story of a teenage, fictional hero and real-life episodes of exploration.

Unabridged republication of the edition originally published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1894.
juvenile fiction; historical fiction; native american folklore; mid 19th century adventure; teenaged hero; action adventure; wilderness adventure; gold mining; native american warriors; taming the west; frontier life; contact with indigenous people; life in the old west; life on the river; cold weather; nightmares; remote places; villages; indigenous peoples; indigenous cultures; indians; adventure stories; nature; page turner; engaging; lively; dramatic; mountains; wilderness; winter; violence,
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