The Young Explorer: Among the Sierras (Illustrated)

Ben Stanton is alone. His uncle has just finished settling Ben's father's estate, and Ben has realized $365.19, a princely sum in the 1880s. Ben has employment opportunities in his small, East-coast town, but he's not interested in working inside. Instead, Ben decides to go to California and search for gold. As you might imagine, and as he comes to learn, Ben's fortune is not at all assured by this decision!

This edition of the book contains ten place-, time- and subject-relevant illustrations that are unique to this edition.