Bret Harte

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

Story of outcasts exiled to the Sierra Nevada wilderness and their unexpected nobility

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Bret Harte
Bret Harte

Bret Harte pioneered the literature of the American West with his colorful tales of California Gold Rush miners, gamblers, and outlaws. His sentimental yet vivid stories made him internationally famous in the 1870s.

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