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In the Heart of the Rockies: A Story of Adventure in Colorado

by G.A. Henty

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From first to last this is a story of splendid hazards. The hero, Tom Wade, goes to seek his uncle in Colorado, who is a hunter and gold-digger, and he is discovered after many dangers, out on the plains with some comrades. Going in quest of a gold mine the little band is spied by Indians, chased across the Bad Lands, and overwhelmed by a snowstorm in the mountains.

Packed with adventure in a setting of the 1860s. Our young hero begins at age 16 , leaving England for the American far West and to work in the outpost at Denver with his uncle. He soon encounters Indian warriors, takes part in big-game hunts, and learns how to survive a frigid winter in the Rockies, with nothing but perseverance and resourcefulness.

In their quest for a gold mine, he and his band of mine are spied on by Indians, chased across the Bad Lands, and overwhelmed en route by a snowstorm in the high country. Henty's descriptions of Colorado are taken from the official report of Major Powell's four year assignment from the U.S. Government, to survey the Colorado River Valley, so he was writing with good information!

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