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The Shirley Letters

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THE SHIRLEY LETTERS 2

INTRODUCTION

When one reads the Shirley Letters by Louise Clappe he/she notes that an educated and

privileged woman living in a community of rough, tough male miners was not an effective and

credible observer of the Gold Rush society. Shirley didn’t get down and dirty enough to

understand the reality of mining camp life. From her letters, it is clear that her account of gold

mining comes from a secondary illustration of gold mining life. It is also evident that Louise

view point as a woman provided a contrast to the typically all male mining camps. The Shirley

Letters gives accounts of the vast and beautiful California landscape of gold mining that was the

background to the normal mining life. From evidence, it is clear that Louse Clappe, the author of

the Shirley letters is not an effective observer of the normal gold rush life.

THE SHIRLEY LETTERS

The Shirley letters provide detailed information about the classic gold rush of the

Americans living in California mines ay her time. In stead of providing the literature from her

own perspective of the daily life and momentous adventures of the California mining life. All the

characters that have been illustrated in the 23 letters have been written by a physician’s wife

about the Yuba River and Feather Mines in California. It is evident that the author of the Shirley

letters is not an effective observer of the gold mining life in California. For this reason, she did

not experience the life from her own perspective as a miner. This is because she was an educated

woman who lived a normal life from that of the miners (Shirley & Russell, 1922).

In stead of being focused on the normal life of the gold rush, it is evident that Shirley is

more focused on the portrait of a woman during an era that was filled with male dominance. The

Shirley Letters offer a vivid picture of the gold rush life from the accounts of bloody deaths,

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The Shirley Letters Name Institutional Affiliation INTRODUCTION When one reads the Shirley Letters by Louise Clappe he/she notes that an educated and privileged woman living in a community of rough, tough male miners was not an effective and credible observer of the Gold Rush society. Shirley didn't get down and dirty enough to understand the reality of mining camp life. From her letters, it is clear that her account of gold mining comes from a secondary illustration of gold mining life. It is also evident that Louise view point as a woman provided a contrast to the typically all male mining camps. The Shirley Letters gives accounts of the vast and beautiful California landscape of gold mining that was the background to the normal mining life. From evidence, it is clear that Louse Clappe, the author of the Shirley letters is not an effective observer of the normal gold rush life. THE SHIRLEY LETTERS The Shirley letters provide detailed information about the classic gold rush of the Americans living in California mines ay her time. In stead of providing the literature from her own perspective of the daily life and momentous adventures of the California mining life. All the characters that have been illustrated in the 23 letters have been written by a physician's wife about the Yuba River and Feather Mines in California. It is evident that the author of the Shirley letters is not an effective observer of the gold mining life in California. For this reason, she did no ...
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