A Waif of the Plains

“TRILOGY - Three westerns by American writer Bret Harte are in this Kindle ebook: A Waif of the Plains, Gabriel Conroy and From Sand Hill to Pine A Waif of the Plains A story of "The Great Plains" as they seemed to two children from an emigrant wagon, above the swaying heads of toiling oxen, in the summer of 1852. Gabriel Conroy (1875) The first representative "California" novel. It is the era of the Gold Rush and men from all over the world are rushing west to strike it rich. Sadly, many find only misfortune. As the book begins, Gabriel Conroy, one of Captain Conroy's party of emigrants, is lost in the snow, camped up in a cañón, out of provisions and starving. From Sandhill to Pine (1900) A collection of six western stories. About the Author American author Bret Harte (1836-1902), born in Albany, New York, was an American novelist, short story writer and poet who wrote about miners, gamblers, outlaws and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush. He moved to California in 1853, working alternately as a miner, teacher, messenger, and journalist.”