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The Story of a Mine

By Bret Harte

2019-10-25 17:31:15

Bret Harte wades into a controversy surrounding California mining in the late 1800s with a tale that invokes many aspects of the New Idria Mercury Mine case. In the process of untangling a knotted web of competing ownership claims, a band of rough-ar ... Read more
Bret Harte wades into a controversy surrounding California mining in the late 1800s with a tale that invokes many aspects of the New Idria Mercury Mine case. In the process of untangling a knotted web of competing ownership claims, a band of rough-around-the-edges mountain folk find themselves embroiled in the political process. Less

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File size105.452 KB
Print pages120
PublisherPublic Domain Books
Publication date2018-11-10
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1598183863
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Bret Harte
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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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