Child in the valley
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Spartanburg, South Carolina : Hub City Press, [2021].
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Published
Spartanburg, South Carolina : Hub City Press, [2021].
Format
Book
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280 pages 24 cm.
Street Date
2108
Language
English

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"For fans of Ian McGuire's The North Water and Michael Punke's The Revenant, Child in the Valley by Gordy Sauer is a coming-of-age story set in the harsh landscape of Gold Rush America, centering on a orphan's journey to California in a wagon train of ruthless 49ers. Seventeen-year-old Joshua Gaines is suddenly orphaned in 1849, and after discovering that his foster father has left him deeply in debt, he flees his St. Louis home for Independence, Missouri. There, he plans to offer his medical expertise in exchange for passage to California in a Gold Rush party. Joshua is initially rebuffed given his youth and inexperience, but as his resentment and greed grow, a chance encounter with a ruthless adventurer and an ex-slave enlists him in a party comprised of provincial identical twins and a wealthy Englishman. The party departs overland along a 1,500-mile trail carved out by hardship, disease, violence, and death. When finally they arrive starving and exhausted in California's Sacramento Valley, Joshua discovers that attaining those riches is not as simple as pulling them from the riverbed, forcing him to redefine his sense of morality within the context of his greed; his complex sexuality; and the growing, though still-fledgling, American government. This novel is part of the Cold Mountain Fund Series, in partnership with Charles Frazier"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Sauer, G. (2021). Child in the valley . Hub City Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sauer, Gordy. 2021. Child in the Valley. Hub City Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sauer, Gordy. Child in the Valley Hub City Press, 2021.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Sauer, Gordy. Child in the Valley Hub City Press, 2021.

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