xii+400+xxv Index + Illus. Dj very slightly sunned on spine, very light tanning to some page edges but still a nice copy. The story of the writing which came out of San Francisco and its closely related outposts such as Virginia City, Nevada, from the Gold Rush in 1849 to the coming of the railroad in 1869. The book is primarily biographical, built on the histories of eight central figures: Bret Harte, Mark Twain, Prentice Mulford, Ina Coolbrith, Charles Warren Stoddard, Joaquin Miller, Henry George and Ambrose Bierce, Also includes shorter sketches of some forty minor figures. Very well illustrated, with Bibliography, Notes and References, Index. (Heavy item, may require additional postage).

Literature American History Pioneers Western