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The inhabitants of Meadow Lake, California, dreamed as big as all
the gold seekers of the far West, certain that their town, their
mine was the "big bonanza"—a place of legendary wealth that most
prospectors believed really existed somewhere. The dream took shape
in 1865 when the Meadow Lake region of eastern California became
the scene of one of the most feverish stampedes in the history of
prospecting. Reports of gold-filled ledges five miles long brought
miners, lumbermen, and speculators rushing into the area, and
within a year a city of several thousand people sprang up. Their
frenzied optimism was undiminished by disquieting news that the
gold could not be removed from the surrounding granite. The
following summer brought increasing crowds, but a profitable method
of separating the gold from the rock was never discovered.
Disenchanted miners began to leave, and within a few years only a
lone hermit, the original inhabitant of Meadow Lake, remained in
the dismal wreckage of the once-thriving town. Paul Fatout brings
to life the colorful characters who figured in the history of
Meadow Lake, telling the story at a sprightly pace and in
fascinating detail.
Originally published in 1976 and reissued in 2006 after many years
out of print, Mark Twain Speaking assembles Twain's lectures,
after-dinner speeches, and interviews from 1864 to 1909.
Explanatory notes describe occasions, identify personalities, and
discuss techniques of Twain's oral craftsmanship. A chronology
listing date, place, and title of speech or type of engagement
completes the collection.
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