to 1876

Discusses gold rushes in nineteenth-century America, describing the lives of prospectors in California and Colorado and presenting photos.

Chronicles the life of the woman called Aunt Clara Brown, who was born into slavery and became a pioneer and entrepreneur, earning money to bring other former slaves to a new start in Colorado.

A biography of the freed slave who made her fortune in Colorado and used her money to bring other former slaves there to begin new lives.

In the Colorado Territory in 1875, orphan Margret and her older sister Libby stay with Mrs. Fredrickson and nurse an injured horse back to health.

Early Whitcomb, whose family's farm in Iowa is failing due to drought, is enticed by his uncle Jesse to go west and dig for gold to help prevent foreclosure, but during their adventure, Jesse gets into trouble, and Early makes hard decisions while trying to find his relative and the riches that lay hidden in the mountains.