The Golden Dream by R. M. Ballantyne

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Summary: A thoroughly engaging, at times even harrowing, adventure tale set in the San Francisco gold rush. Detailed depiction of its time and place, complete with everything from mining techniques to societal attitudes. You’ll feel like you’re in the diggings. (Summary by Lee Elliott for Librivox)

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Running time: 9 hours, 46 minutes

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Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Miners_register_claims

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten
Gullgraver_1850_California

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Hand_operated_hoist
Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty
Gold_panning_at_Bonanza_Creek

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Three

Chapter Twenty-Four

Chapter Twenty-Five

Chapter Twenty-Six
Hiller_Tunnel,_Malakoff_Diggins

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Chapter Twenty-Nine