02372cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000280011324500280014126400510016930000470022033600260026733700260029333800360031950000360035550000310039150800690042252012040049153400450169565300420174065300520178265300570183465300530189170000350194485600430197965089UtSlPG20260610134513.0mcr n260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7ade2iso639-1 4aPS1 aTwain, Mark,d1835-191010aIm Gold- und Silberland 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aTranslations from: Roughing It.  aRelease date is 2021-04-16  aThe Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net  a"Im Gold- und Silberland" by Mark Twain is a humorous narrative written in the early 20th century. The book recounts the adventures and misadventures of a character navigating the burgeoning mining town of Carson City, Nevada, during the gold and silver rush era. It combines vivid depictions of the frontier life with Twain's characteristic wit and social commentary, providing a microscopic view of the human condition amid the chaos of a new American frontier.  The opening of the text introduces us to the difficult yet colorful life in Carson City as the narrator and his companion arrive in a makeshift mining town. Here, they encounter eccentric local characters and experience the dramatic dust storms called "Washoe Zephyrs" that characterize the region. The narrator reflects on various humorous situations, like witnessing a confrontation involving gunplay and being introduced to the chaotic lifestyle of the miners and townsfolk. The narrative sets the tone for a quirky adventure filled with satire, ultimately showcasing the absurdities of human behavior in the pursuit of wealth in the wild and untamed landscape of 19th-century America. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aWest (U.S.) -- Description and travel  aTwain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Travel -- West (U.S.)  aAuthors, American -- Homes and haunts -- West (U.S.)  aWest (U.S.) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century1 aRichter, Albert B.,d1845-189840uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65089