Harte, Bret,  1836-1902 <br/><br/>
Tales of the Argonauts 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tales_of_the_Argonauts  Release date is 2006-05-30 
<br/><br/>The rose of Tuolumne -- A passage in the life of Mr. John Oakhurst -- Wan Lee, the pagan -- How old man Plunkett went home -- The fool of Five Forks -- Baby Sylvester -- An episode of Fiddletown -- A Jersey centenarian. 
<br/><br/>Produced by Don Lainson; David Widger  Produced by Don Lainson; David Widger 
<br/><br/> "Tales of the Argonauts" by Bret Harte is a collection of short stories published in 1875. Set during California's 1849 gold rush and its aftermath, these tales capture a world where adventurers from across the globe lived free from conventional society's restraints. Harte's stories reveal essential truths about human nature, finding goodness even in the lowest characters. Through humor and pathos, he portrays a primitive frontier society he witnessed firsthand as a boy, transforming raw experience into enduring literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Short stories Western stories American fiction -- 19th century 
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