Jim Penney's Golden Nugget

TitleJim Penney's Golden Nugget
Year of Publication1961
Publication TypeNovel
Number of Pages or Episodes158 p.
LanguageEnglish
AuthorsWitheridge, Elizabeth P. [Plumb]
Tertiary AuthorsD'Adamo, Anthony
PublisherAbingdon Press
CityNew York
KeywordsCalifornia Gold Rush; keelboats; ministers; steamboats
Abstract

Jim Penney, 11, dreams of floating West to join the California Gold Rush—if he can save enough money. “Jim Penney was a real boy,” writes Witheridge, “and the background of the story is true. All of the main characters were members of my own family.”

Author Biography

Elizabeth Plumb Witheridge (1907-1995) was a writer of children’s books. She died in Minnesota. Anthony D'Adamo has been an illustrator and cartoonist for over 50 years. He earned his art degree from the School of Visual Arts in New York City, majoring in comic book, comic strip, book, and magazine illustration.

Time

1848