{"product_id":"the-luck-of-roaring-camp-bret-harte-9781667307411","title":"The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Sketches","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreat Western Classics: Series No. 4\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1868, The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Sketches introduced readers to the raw, poetic realism of Bret Harte-an author whose tales of miners, outlaws, and settlers helped define the literature of the American West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet amid the California Gold Rush, the title story tells of a rough mining camp transformed by the birth of a child-a moment of unexpected hope and redemption in a world ruled by chance and hardship. Across the collection, Harte's vivid sketches capture the humor, pathos, and humanity of frontier life, from dusty mining towns to the untamed Sierras.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending grit with grace, The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Sketches remains one of the earliest and most influential portraits of the Western frontier-balancing realism and romance in stories that shaped generations of writers to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRediscover the collection that gave voice to the Gold Rush era and established Bret Harte as one of America's first great chroniclers of the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bret Harte,Ananeosi Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 166730741X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781667307411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ananeosi Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.83d","brand":"Bret Harte","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47931155546367,"sku":"9781667307411","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0c611c02-eb5c-4c61-a581-25461418ea7b.jpg?v=1766346829","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-luck-of-roaring-camp-bret-harte-9781667307411","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}