SuitabookDame Shirley and the Gold Rush
James J. Rawls, Alex Haley, John Holder
- Reading
- Read together in short stretches, pausing to distinguish what Dame Shirley experienced from what later readers may have understood from her letters.
- Themes
- Letters as a view of Gold Rush life: Dame Shirley’s letters to her sister describe her experiences after travelling to California during the Gold Rush; the letters were later published and widely circulated. The book uses her personal letters to offer readers an account of mining-camp life.
- Worth knowing
- Pay particular attention to fear and suspense.