First published 2015
Jack Flagg and his proper butler Praiseworthy board a ship bound for California's goldfields. The unlikely pair joins thousands of fortune seekers racing west during the great Gold Rush. Their journey brings them face to face with a colorful cast of characters including cunning outlaws, grizzled miners, and eccentric prospectors. Jack must grow up fast as he and Praiseworthy navigate the dangers and temptations of boom towns and mining camps. They encounter claim jumpers, participate in wild schemes, and face situations that test both their friendship and their determination to strike it rich. The butler's refined manners clash hilariously with the rough frontier world, while Jack learns what it means to be resourceful and brave. Their adventures reveal that the real treasure might not be the gold they came seeking.
Genres: american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, american, adventure, 19th-century
Vibes: fast-paced, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: California, Goldfields
Period: Gold Rush
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