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Francis Bret Harte (August 25, 1836 - May 5, 1902) was an American author and poet, best remembered for his short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush. In a career spanning more than four decades, he wrote poetry, fiction,... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

On October 10, 1856, about four hundred people were camped in Tasajara Valley, California. It could not have been for the prospect, since a more barren, dreary, monotonous, and uninviting landscape never stretched before human eye; it could not have been for convenience or contiguity,... Read Full Overview

By Shore and Sedge by Bret Harte is a collection of short stories that vividly captures life in the American West during the 19th century. Set against coastal and rural settings, the book explores frontier characters and their interactions within these unique environments. Harte's... Read Full Overview

Journey to the heart of the American West with "By Shore and Sedge," a collection of short stories by Bret Harte, a master of 19th-century Western fiction. These tales offer a vivid glimpse into frontier life and the manners and customs of a bygone era in California. Harte's... Read Full Overview

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"By Shore and Sedge" from Bret Harte. American author and poet (1836-1902).

In "An Apostle of the Tules," and the two other stories of the far West that make up By Shore and Sedge ("Sarah Walker" and "A Ship of '49"), Bret Harte (1836-1902) tells of the hopeful souls convinced of the glories to be won in the Gold country -- and of the hardened ones who... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview