John Brent
| Autor: | Theodore Winthrop |
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| EAN: | 4064066498566 |
| eBook Format: | ePUB |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | eBook |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 14.05.2021 |
| Untertitel: | Western Novel |
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| Schlagworte: | Adventure Exploration American Literature American West Civil War Era Cultural Identity Gold Rush California Historical Fiction Pioneering Spirit Quartz Mining Travel Narratives |
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'A few years ago I was working a gold-quartz mine in California. It was a worthless mine, under the conditions of that time. I had been dragged into it by the shifts and needs of California life. Destiny probably meant to teach me patience and self-possession in difficulty. So Destiny thrust me into a bitter bad business of quartz mining. If I had had countless dollars of capital to work my mine, or quicksilver for amalgamation as near and plenty as the snow on the Sierra Nevada, I might have done well enough....'
Theodore Winthrop (1828-1861) was a writer, lawyer, and world traveller. He was one of the first Union officers killed in the American Civil War.
Theodore Winthrop (1828-1861) was a writer, lawyer, and world traveller. He was one of the first Union officers killed in the American Civil War.
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