The Bohemians
Subtitle: Mark Twain and the San Francisco writers who reinvented American literature
By: Ben Tarnoff
Publisher: The Penguin Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9781594204739
Subjects: Homes and haunts; History and criticism; American literature; American Authors; Biography
Description: Traces the birth of modern America as reflected by the writings of Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Charles Warrant Stoddard, and Ina Coolbrith, placing their achievements and personal lives against a backdrop of the post-Gold Rush era in California.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-310) and index.
Table of contents: title: Pioneers; title: Bonanza and bust; title: Exile.