Historical Fiction
Tiebreaker/What Was Good About Today/California Gold/Monkeys on the Interstate (Reader's Digest Condensed Books, Volume 1: 1990)
1990·1123 pages
A collection of condensed novels by John Jakes and others, exploring varied themes and dramatic stories.
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A collection of condensed novels by John Jakes and others, exploring varied themes and dramatic stories.
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A "riveting . . . sweeping epic" of one man driven by gold fever, by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of North and South ( Richmond Times-Dispatch). At the height of California's Gold Rush, men left everything behind for the chance at striking it rich. Now, some thirty years after its peak, gold fever still entices adventurous Easterners like James Macklin Chance, a poor Pennsylvanian who is drawn to California by the dream of lasting wealth—a dream so powerful he'll stop at nothing to s...
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Sexual content
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Minor references to romantic encounters; no explicit scenes.
Violence & gore
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Moderate violence in some stories; occasional graphic descriptions.
Profanity
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Mild profanity used sparingly in dialogue.
Substance use
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Brief mentions of alcohol use; not central to plots.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Minor social commentary in some stories; not dominant.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Brief depictions of hardship or cruelty in historical contexts.
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