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Chinese from southeast China flocked to towns and encampments in the Sierra Nevada foothills during the Gold Rush to search for gold. In the communities they established in Fiddletown and Amador County, Chinese immigrants found support and strength despite prevailing anti-Chinese prejudice. This book gives an insight into their experience as they faced pressures from the greater society, while maintaining their customs and connections with eac...

Lyrical and philosophical poetry about quest for knowledge, love, death, separation and loss.

Letters written between 1852 and 1868, vividly describe the overland journey and excitement of settling in the evolving California mining towns of Fiddletown and Volcano in the Sierra Nevada foothills. A native of Vermont, Dennis Townsend marveled at the wonders of California, writing about changes in Fiddletown as it transitioned from its rough and violent beginnings to a more stable community. A man of many talents, Dennis Townsend contribut...

Reminiscences and reflections by a poet-philosopher, born in Greece and California resident for over 40 years. These are contemplations on the nature of poetry, time, human condition and reality, interspersed with stories of life events, encounters, separations, longings and nostalgia.

Reminiscences and reflections by a poet-philosopher, born in Greece and California resident for over 40 years. These are contemplations on the nature of poetry, time, human condition and reality, interspersed with stories of life events, encounters, separations, longings and nostalgia.