000 02381cam a22003493u 4500
001 23280
003 UtSlPG
005 20260610133532.0
006 m
007 cr n
008 260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d
010 _a22015468
040 _aUtSlPG
041 7 _aen
_2iso639-1
050 4 _aF850.5
100 1 _aShirley, Dame,
_d1819-1906
245 1 4 _aThe Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2007-11-01
508 _aProduced by Larry Mittell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52" by Dame Shirley is a collection of letters written in the mid-19th century. The work provides an intimate view of life in the mining camps of California during the Gold Rush era, as experienced by the author, a well-educated woman who addresses her sister in Massachusetts. Through her storytelling, she vividly captures the challenges and peculiarities of pioneer life, including the harsh conditions, social dynamics, and the spirit of adventure that defined the time. At the start of the narrative, we learn about Dame Shirley’s journey to Rich Bar, where her husband, a physician, hopes to recover his health and practice medicine. The letters detail her initial experiences traveling to the mining camp, the beautiful yet challenging landscape, and the vibrant yet rugged life around her. She describes encounters with Indian women gathering flower seeds, her observations of the miners and their lifestyle, and her reflections on what led her to this remote community. The opening lays the groundwork for a rich account of life in the California mining camps, marked by both hardship and human connection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aCalifornia -- Description and travel
653 _aCalifornia -- Gold discoveries
653 _aShirley, Dame, 1819-1906 -- Correspondence
653 _aWomen pioneers -- California -- Correspondence
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23280
999 _c64332
_d64332