[PDF] Dead Mans Gold And Other Stories eBook

Author : Paul Yee
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 39,74 MB
Release : 2001-11-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1554984688

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These ten original ghost stories dramatize the history of Chinese immigration to North America -- from the poor village men who first came searching for gold in the late 1850s to the new immigrants who arrived from Hong Kong in the wake of the Cultural Revolution. These stories describe the resilience and struggle of people trying to make new lives for themselves in a strange land. But these are also ghost stories, a popular narrative form in China. Though men and women seek their fortune in the New World, the links to China are strong. Wherever they go, the Chinese immigrants are reminded of their home country -- the curse of a friend betrayed, the ghost of a faithful spouse, the spirit of a dead parent. The tales describe the plights and dreams of men and women, rich and poor, greedy and good, young and old. Together, they tell the tumultuous story of 140 years of Chinese immigration to North America, creating a New World mythology of immigrant stories.

Author : Paul Yee
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : pages
File Size : 36,53 MB
Release : 2004-07-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781417742806

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This collection of ten ghost stories provides tales of Chinese immigrants traveling to North America, capturing the hardships suffered by the poor and the hope experienced by those in search of gold.

Author : Michael Anthony Torres
Publisher :
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 49,98 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Australian fiction
ISBN : 9781921248191

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An exciting adventure set in the rugged Kimberley region, Dead Man's Gold draws on the legends of the Australian outback, featuring treasure hunting, droving, gold prospecting -- and ghosts. Billy Stone rides out one morning, headed for the cattle muster at Black Hills Station, but a stop at the waterhole in No-Man's Gorge leads to some startling discoveries. A skeleton, a silver pistol and a treasure map take Billy on a wild ride full of twists and turns. Dead Man's Gold is the story of an Aboriginal drover whose respect for the dead is richly rewarded and helps him uncover a secret that has been buried for years.Earthy illustrations using mixed media including watercolour, pencil and ink help tell the story, and bridge the gap between children's picture books and upper primary readers.

Author : Charlotte Ndiribe
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 36,69 MB
Release : 2021-02-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1665514477

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Dead Man's Tale & Other Stories is a collection of short thrilling stories. The strange events that are conveyed in each story will compel you to ask what really transpired. They will arouse your curiosity and send chills down your spine ... for you thought you knew all things.

Author : Joseph Allan Dunn
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,25 MB
Release : 2018-01-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780267246076

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Excerpt from Dead Man's Gold There was Wat Lyman, whose white beard fanned wide and low across his faded blue shirt and whose time and weather-beaten face, like a carving in mahogany, was seamed like the payrock he had spent his life in seeking - Wat Lyman, prospector, and the only miner Of the four of them, a giant whose eyes were a little dim and whose muscles were a little lacking in fibrin, but whose word was his bond and whose courage never faltered. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Louis Becke
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 29,25 MB
Release : 2008-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 143446279X

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Included in this volume are "Yorke the Adventurer," "The Colonial Mortuary Bard," The Black Bream of Australia," "The River of Dreams," and many more.