Bret Harte's The Luck of Roaring Camp etc.

Name/Title

Bret Harte's The Luck of Roaring Camp etc.

Entry/Object ID

2022.195.1

Description

The story is about the birth of a baby boy in a 19th-century gold prospecting camp. The boy's mother, Cherokee Sal, dies in childbirth, so the men of Roaring Camp must raise it themselves. Believing the child to be a good luck charm, the miners christen the boy Thomas Luck. Afterwards, they decide to refine their behavior and refrain from gambling and fighting. - wikipedia

Create Date

June 22, 2022