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The Golden Volcano (French: Le Volcan d'or) is a novel by Jules Verne, edited by his son Michel Verne, and published posthumously in 1906. The story takes place in the middle of the Gold Rush, and features two French-Canadian cousins, who inherit a mining claim on the shores of the Klondike. [2]
May 1, 2008 · The Golden Volcano thrusts two Canadian cousins—unexpectedly bequeathed a mining claim in the Klondike—into the middle of the gold rush, where they encounter disease, disaster, extremes of weather, and human nature twisted by a passion for gold.
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Jan 16, 2018 · Two Canadian cousins unexpectedly bequeathed a mining claim in the Klondike encounter disease, disaster, extremes of weather, and human nature twisted by a passion for gold. A deathbed confidence sends the two searching for afabulous gold-filled volcano on the shore of the Arctic Ocean.
The Golden Volcano: The First English Translation of Verne’s Original Manuscript. In 1899, the Gold Rush is on—in Africa, in California, and in northwestern Canada. Montreal residents Ben Raddle and his cousin Summy Skim inherit a gold mining claim in the Klondike, thousands of miles away.
- Edward Baxter (Trans. And Ed.)
The Golden Volcano focuses upon two cousins, Summy Skim and Ben Raddle, whose uncle has died, leaving them gold claim No. 129 on the Fortymile River. The cousins must make the perilous journey from their home in Montreal, Canada, to Klondike, which borders Alaska, in order to claim their inheritance.
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The Golden Volcano thrusts two Canadian cousins—unexpectedly bequeathed a mining claim in the Klondike—into the middle of the gold rush, where they enco...
The Golden Volcano thrusts two Canadian cousins—unexpectedly bequeathed a mining claim in the Klondike—into the middle of the gold rush, where they encounter disease, disaster, extremes of weather, and human nature twisted by a passion for gold.
