Beasley sets out on foot from Stockton through the old mining camps that Bret Harte made famous: Angel’s Camp, Tuttletown and Jackass Hill, Sonora, San Andreas, Mokelumne Hill, Placerville, Coloma, Grass Valley and Nevada City. Along the way he gathers reminiscences of Harte, of James Marshall who found the gold, and of pioneers who remembered the boom years.
A genial ramble for lovers of Bret Harte, Mark Twain and the history of the California Gold Country. Download the free EPUB.