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The Boston Lawrences Lose Luck in California Gold Rush
The Boston Lawrences shrink from a 4000 acre California ranch to a small Clippersville farm after their father’s death. Eldest siblings Sam Ariel Phil Gail Edith cope with work and education while Ariel ages into a growing problem. Van Murchison returns from Yale. Gail hopes for a change in their family fortunes. Dick Stebbins lingers at home as Ariel sneaks out for joy rides.
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California
Clippersville
Sam
Little Ariel
Phil
Gail
Edith
Ariel
Lily Cass
van Murchison
Yale
Lawrence Luck
Dick Stebbins
Arie
Muller’s
Miss Lawrence
Van
Lawrence
Morrison Place
Sis
Morrisons
Dickens
Poe
Stevenson