Tarnoff, Ben.
New York : The Penguin Press, 2014.
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Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-310) and index.
• Pioneers — Bonanza and bust — Exile.
• Traces the birth of modern America as reflected by the writings of Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Charles Warrant Stoddard, and Ina Coolbrith, placing their achievements and personal lives against a backdrop of the post-Gold Rush era in California.

Subjects:

• American literature — California — San Francisco — History and criticism.
• Authors, American — Homes and haunts — California — San Francisco.
• Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
• Harte, Bret, 1836-1902.
• Stoddard, Charles Warren, 1843-1909.
• Coolbrith, Ina D. (Ina Donna), 1842?-1928.

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