A First Family of Tasajara the Queen of the Pirate Isle

""A First Family of Tasajara"" is a novel written by Bret Harte, first published in 1882. The story takes place in the fictional town of Tasajara, located in California during the Gold Rush era. The book follows the adventures of the first family of Tasajara, the Briones, who are known for their wealth and influence in the community. The patriarch of the family, Don Jos����� Briones, is a wealthy landowner who is highly respected by the people of Tasajara. His daughter, Maruja, is known for her beauty and charm, and is pursued by many suitors. However, her heart belongs to a young man named Raymond, who is not approved of by her father. Meanwhile, a group of pirates led by the infamous ""Queen of the Pirate Isle"" are terrorizing the coast, and the Briones family finds themselves caught up in the middle of the conflict. The novel explores themes of love, family, and the clash between different cultures and social classes.1891. Illustrated. Bret Harte's witty, sometimes heart-rending tales of frontier California earned him acclaim during the 1860s as the new prophet of American letters. His books, The Luck of Roaring Camp, The Outcasts of Poker Flat and M�������liss, helped establish the foundations of western American fiction. The book begins: It blows, said Joe Wingate. As if to accent the words of the speaker a heavy gust of wind at that moment shook the long light wooden structure which served as the general store of Sidon settlement, in Contra Costa. Even after it had passed a prolonged whistle came through the keyhole, sides, and openings of the closed glass front doors, that served equally for windows, and filled the canvas ceiling which hid the roof above like a bellying sail. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.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.