Bret Harte's Gold Rush
Outcasts of Poker Flat," "the Luck of Roaring Camp," "tennessee's Partner," and Other Favorites
By Bret Harte
1996
First Published
3.68
Average Rating
192
Number of Pages
These fifteen stories bring the California Gold Rush to life with their boisterous assemblage of rough-clad miners, pistol-packing preachers, iron-willed women, and philosophical gamblers. Theirs was an unpredictable world, filled with gold strikes and freak tragedies, when the wisdom of the gambler sometimes counted for more than that of the preacher. A master storyteller, Harte weaves tales that seem to come directly from the campfire, where the spinning of yarns and swapping of lies were the highest form of entertainment.
Avg Rating
3.68
Number of Ratings
65
5 STARS
23%
4 STARS
37%
3 STARS
29%
2 STARS
6%
1 STARS
5%
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