Cressy: the Twins of Table Mountain
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ISBN10: 1417987766
ISBN13: 9781417987764
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: May 4 2005
Pages: 532
Weight: 1.70
Height: 1.19 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781417987764
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: May 4 2005
Pages: 532
Weight: 1.70
Height: 1.19 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Cressy: the Twins of Table Mountain is a novel written by Bret Harte. The story is set in the mid-19th century in California, during the Gold Rush. The main character, Cressy, is a young girl who lives with her father, a gold miner, in a small mining town on Table Mountain.Cressy is known for her beauty and her free spirit, which often gets her into trouble. She is also known for her love of adventure and her desire to explore the world beyond her small town. One day, she meets a pair of identical twin brothers, Jack and George, who are also gold miners. The twins are immediately drawn to Cressy's beauty and charm, and they soon become friends.As the story progresses, Cressy finds herself torn between the two brothers, both of whom she has feelings for. Jack is the more serious and responsible of the two, while George is the more carefree and adventurous. Cressy must choose between the two, and her decision will have far-reaching consequences for all of them.Throughout the novel, Harte explores themes of love, loyalty, and betrayal. He also paints a vivid picture of life in California during the Gold Rush, with its rough-and-tumble mining towns and the colorful characters who inhabit them.Overall, Cressy: the Twins of Table Mountain is a compelling and entertaining novel that will appeal to fans of historical fiction and adventure stories.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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