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    Golly and the Christian, or, The Minx and the Manxman
    Golly and the Christian, or, The Minx and the Manxman
    Golly and the Christian, or, The Minx and the Manxman
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    Golly and the Christian, or, The Minx and the Manxman

    By Bret Harte

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    America has always had a fascination with the Wild West, and schoolchildren grow up learning about famous Westerners like Wyatt Earp, Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill Hicock, as well as the infamous shootout at O.K. Corral. Pioneering and cowboys and Indians have been just as popular in Hollywood, with Westerners helping turn John Wayne and Clint Eastwood into legends on the silver screen. HBO’s Deadwood, about the historical 19th century mining town on the frontier was popular last decade.


    Not surprisingly, a lot has been written about the West, and one of the best known writers about the West in the 19th century was Francis Bret Harte (1836-1902), who wrote poetry and short stories during his literary career. Harte was on the West Coast by the 1860s, placing himself in perfect position to document and depict frontier life. 
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKrill Press
    Release dateDec 1, 2015
    ISBN9781518320149
    Golly and the Christian, or, The Minx and the Manxman
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    Bret Harte

    Bret Harte (1836–1902) was an author and poet known for his romantic depictions of the American West and the California gold rush. Born in New York, Harte moved to California when he was seventeen and worked as a miner, messenger, and journalist. In 1868 he became editor of the Overland Monthly, a literary journal in which he published his most famous work, “The Luck of Roaring Camp.” In 1871 Harte returned east to further his writing career. He spent his later years as an American diplomat in Germany and Britain.

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      Golly and the Christian, or, The Minx and the Manxman - Bret Harte

      GOLLY AND THE CHRISTIAN, OR, THE MINX AND THE MANXMAN

      ..................

      Bret Harte

      LASSO PRESS

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      This book is a work of fiction; its contents are wholly imagined.

      All rights reserved. Aside from brief quotations for media coverage and reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced or distributed in any form without the author’s permission. Thank you for supporting authors and a diverse, creative culture by purchasing this book and complying with copyright laws.

      Copyright © 2015 by Bret Harte

      Interior design by Pronoun

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      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Introduction

      Golly and the Christian

      BOOK I

      BOOK II

      BOOK III

      BOOK IV

      BOOK V

      BOOK VI

      BOOK VII

      Golly and the Christian, or, The Minx and the Manxman

      By

      Bret Harte

      Golly and the Christian, or, The Minx and the Manxman

      Published by Lasso Press

      New York City, NY

      First published 1903

      Copyright © Lasso Press, 2015

      All rights reserved

      Except in the United States of America, this book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.

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