Billy Bob Joe Research Paper

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It was the year 1850 and there was a young hungry couple trying to make a fortune. There names were Billy Bob Joe and Catherine. They lived in Tennessee and heard about the big ruckest in California over the goal. They were broke and poor so one day they just gathered up all the there things and realized they had nothing else going in there lives, so they had no other choice but to take the big risk. When they got there it was all ready really busy so they had to get to work right then. They grabbed a mining pan, a shovel, and a pick for mining that day they found a big chunk of gold. They found it in a place nobody was so they kept there mouth shut. Over the next couple of weeks they had way more then they even expected. Billy Bob was so happy

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