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By the great horn spoon!

A gentleman's gentleman from Boston flees to the wilds of California during the Gold Rush and becomes a hero.

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Main Author:	Fleischman, Sid, 1920-2010
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 1988.
Subjects:	Gold mines and mining > Juvenile fiction. California > Gold discoveries > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	A gentleman's gentleman from Boston flees to the wilds of California during the Gold Rush and becomes a hero.
Item Description:	"A Gold Rush Adventure!"--cover.
Physical Description:	206 pages
ISBN:	9780316286121 0316286125
Author Notes:	Sid Fleischman grew up in California during the Great Depression. Although he originally wanted to be a magician, he instead became a writer, and wrote over sixty titles for children, including the By the Great Horn Spoon! , Here Comes McBroom , and Newbery Award Winner The Whipping Boy , as well as books for adults, screenplays, and a few books about magic. He passed away in 2010. Brett Helquist is the artist behind the iconic covers and illustrations of the New York Times bestselling A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. He has also illustrated well-loved children's books by Neil Gaiman, Alan Gratz, and Blue Balliett, among others. Brett majored in illustration at Brigham Young University and now lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.