The Treasure of Pleasant Valley is a 1955 historical novel by the American writer Frank Yerby.Beverly p.235 It was published by Dial Press.Bonner Jr. p.81 Yerby had already produced several bestsellers set in nineteenth century America including The Foxes of Harrow, A Woman Called Fancy and Benton's Row.
Synopsis During the 1840s Bruce Harkness, a young southerner, heads west to join the California Gold Rush. He enjoys a series of adventures and winds up in San Francisco after encountering the beautiful Juana. He ultimately makes a success as a farmer rather than a gold prospector.
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Bibliography Beverly, Edward Joseph. Chasing the Sun: A Reader's Guide to Novels Set in the American West. Sunstone Press, 2008. Bonner Jr., John W. Bibliography of Georgia Authors, 1949–1965. University of Georgia Press, 2010.