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A First Family of Tasajara

By Bret Harte

2019-10-24 17:37:16

Excerpt........."It blows," said Joe Wingate. As if to accent the words of the speaker a heavy gust of wind at that moment shook the long, light wooden structure which served as the general store of Sidon settlement, in Contra Costa. Even after it ha ... Read more
Excerpt........."It blows," said Joe Wingate. As if to accent the words of the speaker a heavy gust of wind at that moment shook the long, light wooden structure which served as the general store of Sidon settlement, in Contra Costa. Even after it had passed a prolonged whistle came through the keyhole, sides, and openings of the closed glass front doors, that served equally for windows, and filled the canvas ceiling which hid the roof above like a bellying sail. Less

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File size149.904 KB
Print pages170
PublisherPublic Domain Books
Publication date2009-11-10
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1374936027
Author
Francis Brett Hart, known as Bret Harte (August 25, 1836 – May 5, 1902), was an American short story writer and poet, best remembered for his short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other roma...

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