At the Earth's Core is a 1914 fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in his series about the fictional "hollow earth" land o...
King Coal is a 1917 novel by Upton Sinclair that describes the poor working conditions in the coal mining industry in the western United States during...
Henry Vizetelly, writing under the pseudonym J. Tyrwhitt Brooks, recalls an expedition to California he took between 1847-1848 . Originally, he planne...
Burning Daylight is a novel by Jack London, published in 1910, which was one of the best-selling books of that year and it was London's best-selling b...
The story follows the passengers and crew of the Golden Mary, a ship bound for California during the Gold Rush. The ship is shipwrecked on an iceberg,...
An anthology unlike any other. An investigative approach to European fables of the middle ages, and tracing their origins across time and space, even...
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is an 1865 short story by Mark Twain. It was his first great success as a writer and brought him nat...
A man is speaking to a group of colliers in a small mining village. They have decided that they have had enough of the way they are treated and decide...
Mother Jones (Mary Harris Jones) was a legendary labor organizer. She was a founding member of the International Workers of the World (the IWW, or the...
Thoroughly engaging, at times even harrowing, adventure tale set in the San Francisco gold rush. Detailed depiction of its time and place, complete wi...
Garrett Putnam Serviss (1851-1929) was an astronomer, popularizer of astronomy, and early science fiction writer. Serviss showed a talent for explaini...
Bret Harte (August 25, 1836 – May 6, 1902) was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in California. (Summar...
Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe moved to California from Massachusetts during the Gold Rush of the mid-1800’s. During her travels, Louise was offered...
In 1880’s Boston, Mass. the good life is lead according to all the Victorian era societal rules of the New World. Political ambitions and the business...
Set in the picturesque Upper Peninsula of Michigan, this enthralling tale follows a courageous and upright hero as he battles corrupt smugglers and ba...
Gold Hunter's Experience is a witty and engrossing tale of participation in the Pike's Peak gold rush. Four men in partnership hauled 24 tons of minin...
Little Fuzzy is a classic science fiction novel by H. Beam Piper that explores the ethical implications of first contact with an intelligent alien spe...
Dean Rawson, a determined engineer, embarks on a daring mission to harness the untapped energy of a dormant volcano. He believes he's discovered a way...
Set during the Alaskan Gold Rush, *The Spoilers* follows the story of Dextry and Roy Glenister, two prospectors who return to Nome to reclaim their st...
''Helden des Dampfes'' (Heroes of Steam) is a collection of three essays by Karl May, originally published in the journal ''Schacht und Hütte'' (Shaft...
This book tells the story of the Klondike Gold Rush through a series of fictionalized accounts. It captures the spirit of adventure, the hardships of...
In the rugged landscape of Western Canada, Wallace Vane, a young Englishman, finds himself drawn to the allure of the lumber industry. Seeking fortun...
This November 1896 edition of National Geographic Magazine delves into the geopolitical complexities of South Africa, specifically the Witwatersrand g...
Set in Adelaide, South Australia, before Federation, 'Two Sides to Every Question' delves into the lives of two families from contrasting social backg...
