The Twins of Table Mountain, and Other Stories - Harte, Bret
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Experience the rugged spirit of the American West in Bret Harte's "The Twins of Table Mountain," a collection of captivating short stories that vividly depict life during the California gold rush and the era of frontier expansion in the 19th century. Harte, a master of local color and character-driven narratives, transports readers to a bygone era of boomtowns and boundless opportunity. These tales offer a glimpse into the lives of those who sought fortune and a fresh start amidst the challenges and triumphs of the West. Explore themes of community, resilience, and the complex realities of a…mehr

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Experience the rugged spirit of the American West in Bret Harte's "The Twins of Table Mountain," a collection of captivating short stories that vividly depict life during the California gold rush and the era of frontier expansion in the 19th century. Harte, a master of local color and character-driven narratives, transports readers to a bygone era of boomtowns and boundless opportunity. These tales offer a glimpse into the lives of those who sought fortune and a fresh start amidst the challenges and triumphs of the West. Explore themes of community, resilience, and the complex realities of a rapidly changing society. "The Twins of Table Mountain" captures the essence of American fiction from the 19th century, solidifying Harte's place as a significant voice in Western literature. A timeless collection for anyone interested in Westerns, short stories, and literary fiction. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Bret Harte was an American poet and short story writer who was born on August 25, 1836 and died on May 5, 1902. He is best known for his short stories about miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures from the California Gold Rush. In a career that lasted more than 40 years, he also wrote poems, plays, lectures, editorials, reviews of books, and sketches for magazines. As he moved from California to the east coast and then to Europe, he added new settings and people to his stories, but his Gold Rush stories are the ones that have been reprinted, changed, and praised the most. When he got back to San Francisco, he got married and started writing for the Golden Era. They released the first of his Condensed Novels, which were brilliant parodies of works by James Fenimore Cooper, Charles Dickens, Victor Hugo, and others. He then got a job as a clerk at the U.S. branch mint, which gave him the freedom to be the editor of the Californian. He hired Mark Twain to write weekly pieces for the paper.