This volume collects the best-known works of Bret Harte, one of the most celebrated writers of the American West. With a focus on Harte's stories of life in California during the gold rush era, this book features classic tales like The Outcasts of Poker Flat and The Luck of Roaring Camp. With their memorable characters and vivid descriptions of frontier life, these stories capture the spirit of a bygone era and remain popular with readers today.

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