Romance of California Life : Illustrated by Pacific Slope Stories, Thrilling, Pathetic and Humorous

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Habberton, John, 1842-1921

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Romance of California Life" by John Habberton is a collection of humorous and poignant sketches set in the mid-19th century, reflecting the lives and characters of people in California during the gold rush era. The book explores various narratives that blend both lightheartedness and serious themes, primarily focusing on the relationships, challenges, and adventures of its characters, including miners, teachers, and townsfolk. The beginning of the work introduces us to the small mining community of Bottle Flat, where the arrival of a new schoolteacher, Miss Huldah Brown, stirs up unexpected reactions among the miners who initially oppose her presence. As the miners gather to express their disdain, their plans to intimidate the teacher are derailed when she shows up, completely different from their expectations. Miss Brown's arrival sets off a series of events that lead the miners to reconsider their prejudices against education and women, creating a lighthearted yet insightful look into community dynamics and personal transformations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

The schoolteacher at Bottle Flat

Jim Hockson's revenge

Making his mark

Codago

The last pike at Jagger's Bend

First prayer at Hanney's

The new sheriff of Bunker County

Major Martt's friend

Buffle

Metalette's section

A story of Ten Mile Gulch

Captain Sam's change

Miss Fewne's last conquest

Markson's house

Grump's pet

Wardelow's boy

Tom Chafflin's luck

Old Twitchett's treasure

Blizzer's wife

A boarding-house romance

Retiring from business

The Hardhack mistake

The Carmi chums

Little Guzzy

A romance of Happy Rest

Two powerful arguments

Mr. Putchett's love

The meanest man at Blugsey's

Deacon Barker's conversion

Joe Gatter's life insurance

The temperance meeting at Backley

Jude

A love of a cottage

The Bleighton rivals

Budge and Toddie at Aunt Alice's

Sailing up stream

Free speech.

Credits:

E-text prepared by Gene Smethers and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Notes:

Reading ease score: 75.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2004-10-22