Selected Western Stories and Poems Author:Bret Harte Written by one of the Old West's most famous authors, these stories serve as an entertaining and imaginative way of weaving characters, plots, and locations into a true place of literary enjoyment. Bret Harte wrote rousing stories of Old California Western genre, all of which were inspired not so much by his experience with cowboys, life on the ... more »range, etc., but from the perspective of a school teacher, who happened to be exposed to these activities and tales that happened all arouond him. He lived with miners, was an editor of a San Francisco Newspaper, and a teacher. Any life thereafter paled for him in comparison to his California Days. His genius seemed to fizzle away after that, and he did not write or gain more recognition for anything since that time. This is a complete works of Harte's, which include a few dozen "stories" and a few dozen poems.« less