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Theodore Winthrop (September 22, 1828 - June 10, 1861) was a writer, lawyer, and world traveller. He was one of the first Union officers killed in the American Civil War.This work is a work of fiction. The plot of the novel takes place in the United States in the middle of the 19th century. The scenes range from gold-rush era California, across the American West, and across the Atlantic to London. The work was published posthumously in 1865.