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Nicaragua: Expressway to California Gold

Posted on 10/21/2014 by Keith Skinner — 1 Comment ↓
Crossing the Bar of the Harbour of San Juan del Norte by George Chambers [Public Domain]

During the California gold rush in the mid-1800s, Nicaragua provided a reliable shortcut across Central America, but there were a few troubling challenges. Continue Reading →

Posted in Essays, The Relentless Harvest | Tagged California, Gold Rush, history, Lake Nicaragua, Mark Twain, Nicaragua, San Francisco, San Juan del Sur, Travel | 1 Comment ↓

Deleted Scene: An Encounter in Nicaragua, 1854

Posted on 08/27/2014 by Keith Skinner — 1 Comment ↓
San_Juan_del_Sur_(1859)

In this deleted scene from THE RELENTLESS HARVEST, 15 year old Jarod Walsh is stranded in Nicaragua en route to gold rush California. Continue Reading →

Posted in Fiction, The Relentless Harvest | Tagged California, Gold Rush, Historical Fiction, Lake Nicaragua, Mark Twain, New York, Nicaragua, San Francisco, San Juan del Sur, steamer | 1 Comment ↓

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