A series of 23 letters written between September 1851 and November 1852 under the pen-name of Dame Shirley giving an account of life in the California gold mines which first appeared in The Pioneer magazine of 1854-55.

The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52

History

Clappe, Louise Amelia Knapp Smith

Americas

Echo Library

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Literature & Fiction

Essays & Correspondence

BiblioLife

BiblioBazaar

<i>The Shirley Letters</i>, written from the mining camps in 1851 and 1852, are something valuable and rare—a portrait by a woman of an era dominated by men. They offer a vivid picture of gold rush life, from accounts of “murders, fearful accidents, bloody deaths, a mob, whippings, a hanging, an attempt at suicide, and a fatal duel” to bars lined with “that eternal crimson calico which flushes the whole social life of the Golden State,” and the rare and welcome luxury of oyster feasts. With the “wild grandeur and awful magnificence” of the Sierra as background, this classic account presents a picture of the gold rush that is at times humorous, at times empathetic, and always trustworthy.

The Shirley Letters from the California Mines, 1851-1852

Heyday

Contemporary

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