A Ship of '49 is a novel by Bret Harte that tells the story of a group of gold miners who travel from New York to California in 1849 during the Gold Rush. The main character, Jack Brace, is a young man who leaves his comfortable life in New York to seek his fortune in California. He joins a group of miners on a ship headed west, and they face many challenges on their journey, including storms, illness, and conflict with other miners. Along the way,...