1895. Bret Hartes witty sometimes heartrending tales of frontier Californiaearned him acclaim during the 1860s as the new prophet of American letters. Hisbooks ... » 

1895. Bret Hartes witty sometimes heartrending tales of frontier Californiaearned him acclaim during the 1860s as the new prophet of American letters. Hisbooks The Luck of Roaring Camp The Outcasts of Poker Flat and Mliss helpedestablish the foundations of western American fiction. Clarence begins AsClarence Brant President of the Robles Land Company and husband of the richwidow of John Peyton of the Robles Ranche mingled with the outgoing audienceof the Cosmopolitan Theater at San Francisco he elicited the usual smilingnods and recognition due to his good looks and good fortune. See other titlesby this author available from Kessinger Publishing. «