Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe

The Shirley Letters

From the California Mines, 1851-1852. Sprache: Englisch.
kartoniert , 238 Seiten
ISBN 1890771007
EAN 9781890771003
Veröffentlicht August 2014
Verlag/Hersteller Heyday Books
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Beschreibung

A valuable and rare portrait by a woman of an era dominated by men, the letters offer a true-life picture of gold rush life; from accounts of "murders, fearful accidents, bloody deaths, a mob, whipping, a hanging, an attempt at suicide, and a fatal duel."

Portrait

Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe was born in New Jersey in 1819. The Herald first published Louise's letters and poems in 1851 under the pseudonym of Dame Shirley. She went on to become a well-respected schoolteacher and a leading figure in California's early literary scene.

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