By the Great Horn Spoon

By the Great Horn Spoon

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Sid Fleischman
Sid Fleischman
1963 • 224 pages

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Jack and the butler stow away on a side-wheeler bound for California where they join the Gold Rush of 1849.

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Jack's aunt is out of money, and off go Jack and his butler, Praiseworthy, to the gold fields of California. On the way, the two run across scoundrels and sailors, miners and outlaws.

I do love me some Sid Fleischman stories.

August 9, 2023

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