A Ward of the Golden Gate, the Heritage of Dedlow Marsh
A Ward of the Golden Gate, the Heritage of Dedlow Marsh

Author: Bret Harte

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2016-05-03

Total Pages: 518

ISBN-13: 9781355267249

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A Ward of the Golden Gate
A Ward of the Golden Gate

Author: Bret Harte

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-01-30

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13: 9780267297788

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Excerpt from A Ward of the Golden Gate: The Heritage of Dedlow Marsh It was a carriage that, thus released, eventually drew up before the superior pub lic edifice known as the City Hall. From it a woman, closely veiled, alighted, and quickly entered the building. A few pass ers-by turned to look at her, partly from the rarity of the female figure at that pe riod, and partly from the greater rarity of its being well formed and even ladylike. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Ward of the Golden Gate, the Heritage of Dedlow Marsh
A Ward of the Golden Gate, the Heritage of Dedlow Marsh

Author: Bret Hatre

Publisher: Chandra Chakravarti Press

Published: 2008-10-27

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13: 1443774464

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PROLOGUE. IN San Francisco the rainy season had been making itself a reality to the wondering Eastern immigrant. There mere short days of drifting clouds and flying sunshine, and long succeeding nights of incessant downpour, when the rain rattled on the thin shingles or drummed oil the resounding zinc of pioneer roofs. The shifting sand dunes on the outskirts were beaten motionless and sodden by the onslaught of consecutive storms the southeast trades brought the saline breath of the outlying Pacific even to the busy haunts of Commercial and Kearney streets the low - lying Mission road was a quagmire along the City Front, despite of piles and pier and wharf, the Pacific tides still asserteci themselves in mud and ooze as far as Sansome Street whatever you call em, to take care of the morley for her. 77 TVho S her father asked the Mayor. What's that to do with it she said impetuously. Everything - because he's her natural guardian.