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Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and company Publication date: 1887 Subjects: Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) Fiction / Classics Fiction / Literary Fiction / Romance / General Fiction / Westerns Travel / United States / West / Pacific Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.

This work presents an incredible biography of the American author and poet Bret Harte. The book explores Harte's life, from his childhood to his rise to literary fame in the late 19th century and his involvement in the California Gold Rush. Merwin also provides insights into California's cultural and historical context during the mid-1800s and its impact on Harte's literary works. The book is essential for those interested in American literature and California's rich history.