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More imagesTHE SHIRLEY LETTERS : From the California Mines, 1851 - 1852 from the California Mines (A California Legacy Book)
Clappe, Louise Amelia Knapp Smith [Dame Shirley]; (Marlene Smith-Branzini, Editor & Introduction)
Language: English
Published by Heyday Books/Santa Clara Univ, Berkeley, CA, 2001
- Softcover
- First Edition
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Soft cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: None as Issued. First Edition, 3rd Printing. BRAND NEW Copy. Witty, feminine view of the gold rush. Louise Amelia Knapp Smith (1819 - 1906) left Massachusetts for California in 1849. Under the pseudonym Dame Shirley, wrote letters (1851 - 52) ostensibly to her sister. First seri…alized in San Francisco's Pioneer Magazine. 25 letters paint a vivd portrait of a fascinating time in history. Dale E. Bryner (Map, Cover & Illustrations) (illustrator).
