[PDF.53fl] The Shirley Letters from the California Mines, 1851-1852

The Shirley Letters from the California Mines, 1851-1852

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 | #181969 in Books |  Heyday |  1998-01-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.99 x.62 x6.08l,.88 | File type: PDF | 224 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Fun reading!|By AJ Thompson|This is a really fun read for anyone who's interested in California history, especially during the Gold Rush. "Dame Shirley" was quite the observer and storyteller. Though you should probably take her words with a grain of salt, her descriptions of camp life are a joy to read.

One note: I started reading from the beginning and was like, "W| |''Of all the writers drawn to California between 1845 and the mid-1860s, [Clappe] speaks with the most original voice. Her only real competition, in my view, is Mark Twain.''--James D. Houston, author, Californians: Searching for the Golden State| ''The

The Shirley Letters, written from the mining camps in 1851 and 1852, are something valuable and rare--a portrait by a woman of an era dominated by men. They offer a vivid picture of gold rush life, from accounts of ''murders, fearful accidents, bloody deaths, a mob, whippings, a hanging, an attempt at suicide, and a fatal duel'' to bars lined with ''that eternal crimson calico which flushes the whole social life of the Golden State,'' and the rare and welcome luxu...

You easily download any file type for your gadget.The Shirley Letters from the California Mines, 1851-1852   |  Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe. Just read it with an open mind because none of us really know.

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