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01272nam a2200289 a 4500 001 D0EE6A986C0011DEA13FF332A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20090730152326 008 s2008 j 000 0 eng u 020 $a 1423105192 020 $a 9781423105190 040 $a B&T $d SILO 100 1 $a Avi, 1937- 245 1 $a Hard gold : $b the Colorado gold rush of 1859 : a tale of the Old West $c Avi. 250 $a 1st ed. 260 $a New York $b Hyperion Books for Children $c c2008. 300 $a 229 p. : $b ill., maps ; $c 21 cm. 500 $a "An I witness novel" 500 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-229) 520 $a When his Uncle Jesse heads to the Pike's Peak region of the Rocky Mountains to look for gold, Early Wittcomb follows in hopes of raising enough money to save the family farm, but the journey west is full of hardships that may keep Early from his final destination. 650 $a Colorado $x Fiction. $x Fiction. 650 $a Frontier and pioneer life $x Fiction. $x Fiction. 650 $a Gold mines and mining $x Fiction. $x Fiction. 650 $a Western stories $x Juvenile fiction. 941 $a 1 952 $l XBPE737 $d 20090708133753.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=D0EE6A986C0011DEA13FF332A8D7520AInitiate Another SILO Locator Search