| A Millionaire of Rough-and-Ready by Bret Harte, Fiction, Westerns, Historical Contributor(s): Harte, Bret (Author) |
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ISBN: 1606647202 ISBN-13: 9781606647202 Publisher: Aegypan OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: GOLD STRIKE! Slinn has struck gold! A prospector in the Wildest West of California near the town of "Rough-and-Ready," dirt-poor Slinn has been working a claim for weeks when he discovers a vein or bright quartz and shiny gold in his tunnel. He can finally bring his family out to California. Should he build them a mansion here in this new and wonderful territory? Or would they prefer the civilization of San Francisco? But before he can do anything, tell anyone, poor Slinn suffers a paralytic stroke. He can't communicate to anyone, let alone enjoy his newfound riches. Years later, Alvin Mulready comes to "Rough-and-Ready." Sinking an artesian shaft into a shaft to make a well, Mulready strikes gold. But then Slinn's son comes to the area and finds his father in a Sacramento hospital. The old man stirs. Gold shines in his eyes . . . A classic tale of the West by the a Master of Western Fiction. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Westerns - General - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6" W x 9" (0.66 lbs) 108 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Topical - Country/Cowboy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Harte, Bret: - "Francis Bret Harte (1836 - 1902) was an American short story writer 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, plays, lectures, book reviews, editorials and magazine sketches in addition to fiction. As he moved from California to the eastern U.S. to Europe, he incorporated new subjects and characters into his stories but his Gold Rush tales have been most often reprinted, adapted and admired." |