A Trail of Broken Dreams: The Gold Rush Diary of Harriet Palmer

A Trail of Broken Dreams: The Gold Rush Diary of Harriet Palmer
ISBN-10
0439974054
ISBN-13
9780439974059
Category
Cariboo (B.C. : Regional district)
Pages
168
Language
English
Published
2004
Publisher
Markham, Ont. : Scholastic Canada
Author
Barbara Haworth-Attard

Description

Still reeling from the death of her mother, Harriet sets out on a dangerous journey -- disguised as a boy, since no "petticoats" are allowed on the trip -- determined to find her missing father in the gold fields of British Columbia's Cariboo. The journey itself is incredibly difficult, and Harriet still has to find her father before the winter snows close down the entire Williams Creek area. Will she be able to find him, or will her journey be for nothing?

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