Those Wild and Lusty Gold Camps

Those Wild and Lusty Gold Camps
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Publisher : Stagecoach Pub
Total Pages : 196
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ISBN-10 : 0966005341
ISBN-13 : 9780966005349
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Those Wild and Lusty Gold Camps by : Alton Pryor

Download or read book Those Wild and Lusty Gold Camps written by Alton Pryor and published by Stagecoach Pub. This book was released on 1999 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Twain observed that to write of the gold rush period and ignore its carnage would be like writing of Mormonism without referring to polygamy. A good example is the story of a mob in one California gold camp that hanged a man for horse stealing. It was found after the handing that the man was innocent. The vigilante mob sent a messenger to break the news to the victim's widow. "We hanged him for stealing a horse," he told her, "but come to find out, he didn't do it, so I guess the joke's on us." All gold camps weren't' so callous, but most of them were exciting.


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