The Treasure of Pleasant Valley

Frank Yerby

• Publisher: Rare Treasure Editions
• eBook ISBN:
  9798907971844
• Year: 2026

''The Treasure of Pleasant Valley'' takes a departure from the typical Southern settings of Yerby's previous bestsellers and shifts to the American West. The 1849 California Gold Rush. Our protagonist is Bruce Harkness, a young, peace-loving Southern man. Themes include greed, the illusion of wealth, racial dynamics, and redemption. The story follows Bruce Harkness, the younger son of a Carolina planter. Facing financial ruin on his family's plantation and recovering from a broken heart after the woman he loves marries someone else, Bruce decides to seek a fresh start. He boards a clipper ship destined for the lawless fields of California.

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