Devil's Ford

By Bret Harte

Book Overview

Devil's Ford is a novel by Bret Harte that tells the story of a Californian gold rush town called Devil's Ford. The story is set in the 1850s and revolves around the lives of the people in the town who are all searching for gold. The main characters are a group of miners who have discovered a large amount of gold in a nearby river, and the story follows their struggles to keep their claim and their newfound wealth. The novel also explores themes of greed, love, and betrayal as the characters navigate their way through the challenges of life in a frontier town. The book is known for its vivid descriptions of the California landscape and its realistic portrayal of the hardships faced by those who sought their fortunes in the gold rush. Overall, Devil's Ford is a classic Western novel that offers a glimpse into a fascinating period of American history.After some further discussion, it was gravely settled that Kearney should furnish water brought from the Union Ditch, twenty miles away, at a cost of two hundred thousand dollars, to feed a memorial fountain erected by Mattingly, worth a hundred thousand dollars, as a crowning finish to public buildings contributed by Maryland Joe, to the extent of half a million more. The disposition of these vast sums by gentlemen wearing patched breeches awakened no sense of the ludicrous, nor did any doubt, reservation, or contingency enter into the plans of the charming enthusiasts themselves.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1162659718
• ISBN13: 9781162659718
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 70 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.5" x 9.3"