Publisher's Synopsis
""Tales of Trail and Town"" is a collection of short stories written by Bret Harte, originally published in 1898. The book features a series of tales that are set in the American West during the late 1800s, and they explore themes such as love, loss, and redemption. The stories are divided into two sections: ""Trail"" and ""Town."" The ""Trail"" section focuses on the experiences of pioneers and settlers as they journey across the rugged terrain of the West, while the ""Town"" section delves into the lives of the people who inhabit the towns and cities of the region. Harte's writing is known for its vivid descriptions of the landscape and its characters, as well as its sharp wit and humor. The stories in ""Tales of Trail and Town"" offer a glimpse into the lives of the people who shaped the American West, and they continue to be celebrated as some of the finest examples of Western literature.The wind was getting up on the Bolinas Plain. It had started the fine alkaline dust along the level stage road, so that even that faint track, the only break in the monotony of the landscape, seemed fainter than ever. But the dust cloud was otherwise a relief; it took the semblance of distant woods where there was no timber, of moving teams where there was no life. And as Sue Beasley, standing in the doorway of One Spring House that afternoon, shading her sandy lashes with her small red hand, glanced along the desolate track, even HER eyes, trained to the dreary prospect, were once or twice deceived.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
