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1) Sisu
Publisher
Lionsgate
Language
English
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Description
"During WWII, a solitary prospector crosses paths with Nazis in northern Finland. When the Nazis steal his gold, they quickly discover he is no ordinary miner. While there is no direct translation for the Finnish word 'sisu,' the legendary ex-commando will embody what it means: a white-knuckled form of courage and unimaginable determination in the face of overwhelming odds. And this one-man death squad will go to outrageous lengths to get his gold...
Author
Language
English
Description
"In January of 1848, the discovery of gold at Sutters Mill in California sparked a nationwide frenzy, fueling the dreams of Americans from coast to coast. By 1849, hundreds of thousands of fortune hunters from across the globe headed west to stake their claim. Armed with pan or pickaxe, driven by greed or glory, every last one of them was determined to strike it rich - or die trying. For Cord Bennett, it was more than a dream. California was his destiny...
Author
Publisher
TwoDot
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The road to hell is paved with good intentions...and gold dust. When Henry Jenkins's sawmill business goes bust and his family loses their Indiana farm to foreclosure, he sees gold as the answer to his financial woes. Joining a company of younger men, Jenkins and the other prospective miners sign fraudulent promissory notes to borrow from a ruthless businessman, Allen Makepeace, to reach the gold mines. They sail the risky route via Panama to the...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A young scout guides a wagon train of pioneers out west; Townsend Harris is appointed the first U.S. Consul-General to Japan in 1856; during the Civil War, a Union calvary brigade stages a daring raid behind enemy lines; a gold miner finds himself falling for his partner's fiancée; a police officer and his prisoner join together to defeat violent whiskey runners in pre-Civil War Texas; the story of the Allied invasion in Normandy during World War...
5) Sisu
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
During WWII, a solitary prospector crosses paths with Nazis in northern Finland. When the Nazis steal his gold, they quickly discover he is no ordinary miner. While there is no direct translation for the Finnish word "sisu," the legendary ex-commando will embody what it means: a white-knuckled form of courage and unimaginable determination in the face of overwhelming odds. And this one-man death squad will go to outrageous lengths to get his gold...