Claims and Speculations

This study of a range of responses to gold and silver mining in the late nineteenth century sets the literary writings of figures such as Mark Twain, Mary Hallock Foote, Bret Harte, and Jack London within the context of writing and representation produced by people involved in the industry: miners and journalists, and writers of folklore and song.

Minele au fost intotdeauna locuri dure si periculoase. De asemenea, au fost la fel de dependenti de scrierea imaginativa ca de extragerea materialelor pretioase.