In California's imaginary Hall of Fame, Bret Harte must be accorded a prominent, if not first place. His short stories and dialect poems published fifty years ago made California well known the world over and gave it a romantic interest conceded no other community. He saw the picturesque and he made the world see it. His power is unaccountable if we deny him genius. He was essentially an artist. His imagination gave him vision, a new life in beautiful setting supplied colors and rare literary skill painted the picture.
In California's imaginary Hall of Fame, Bret Harte must be accorded a prominent, if not first place. His short stories and dialect poems published fif...
"Mother Lode Mashup" is a two-volume set containing literature about California's Gold Rush Country, often called the Mother Lode. Volume 1 contains fictional works; volume 2 is comprised of nonfiction. This volume (vol. 2) contains extracts from works by Mark Twain, Albert Bigelow Paine, Henry Childs Merwin, and a complete (short) book by T.D. Beasley
"Mother Lode Mashup" is a two-volume set containing literature about California's Gold Rush Country, often called the Mother Lode. Volume 1 contains f...
