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Openings in the Old Trail

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6H 4min
Language
English
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Fiction

Openings in the Old Trail is a collection of short stories by Bret Harte that explores the fading frontier life of the American West. Set in California’s remote mining towns, forests, and rural settlements, these tales reflect on themes of memory, change, and the passage from wild landscapes to settled civilization. Through characters such as aging pioneers, wandering storytellers, and nostalgic observers, Harte captures the melancholy and humor of a vanishing era. With his signature blend of sentiment, irony, and regional detail, he portrays a world where old trails are giving way to new roads, and where personal and cultural histories linger beneath the surface. A reflective and evocative work from one of America’s great chroniclers of the West.

© 2025 Interactive Media (Audiobook): 9781802567045
© 2016 Interactive Media (Ebook): 9781911535140

Release date

Audiobook: 28 June 2025
Ebook: 16 September 2016

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