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Devil's Ford is a classic Western novel written by Bret Harte. The story takes place in California during the mid-1800s, when the state was experiencing a gold rush. The novel revolves around the lives of the inhabitants of a small mining town called Devil's Ford, which was named... Read Full Overview

It was a season of unequalled prosperity in Devil's Ford. The half a dozen cabins scattered along the banks of the North Fork, as if by some overflow of that capricious river, had become augmented during a week of fierce excitement by twenty or thirty others, that were huddled... Read Full Overview

It was a season of unequalled prosperity in Devil's Ford. The half a dozen cabins scattered along the banks of the North Fork, as if by some overflow of that capricious river, had become augmented during a week of fierce excitement by twenty or thirty others, that were huddled... Read Full Overview

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

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... 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 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

Devil's Ford - A Novel is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1887. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher... Read Full Overview

"Devil's Ford" from Bret Harte. American author and poet (1836-1902).