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The Luck of Roaring Camp: Susy a Story of the Plains

Book by Bret Harte; P. F. Collier & Son, 1892

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Fiction

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

THE LUCK OF ROARING CAMP. T HERE was commotion in Roaring Camp. It could not have been a fight, for in 1850 that...sinful woman. But at that time she was the only wo man in Roaring Camp, and was just then lying in sore extremity, when...
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Spanish Culture behind Barbed Wire: Memory and Representation of the French Concentration Camps, 1939-1945

Book by Francie Cate-Arries; Bucknell University Press, 2004

Subjects:

Concentration Camp Inmates' Writings--History And Criticism, Concentration Camps--France--History--20th Century, Memory--Political Aspects, Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Concentration Camps--France, Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Literature And The War, Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Prisoners And Prisons, World War, 1939-1945--Concentration Camps--France

Collections: History, Entire Library

...rather than intoxicating him, calmed his roaring blood.... And then, serene and blind...and grateful for the marvelous stroke of luck that had provided this chance encounter...a narrative that elsewhere compares the camp to Odysseuss world-essentially redeploys...
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Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things

Book by Henry Van Dyke; Scribners Sons, 1900

Subjects:

Fiction

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

of talk that we arrived at our destination as warm and merry as if we had been sitting be. side a roaring camp-fire. But after all, the very best thing in good talk, and the thing that helps it most, is friendship . How it dissolves...
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Eleven Years in Soviet Prison Camps

Book by Elinor Lipper; Regnery Publishing, Inc., 1951

Subjects:

Convict Labor--Soviet Union

Collections: Entire Library

...streets. If anyone encountered Gakayev on a Sunday he was out of luck. Gakayev would put up with no discussions; he would requisition...on his lips. The next moment he made up for this omission by roaring with redoubled volume; his bull neck swelled and flushed red...
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The Bonanza Trail: Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of the West

Book by Muriel Sibell Wolle; Indiana University Press, 1953

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Cities And Towns--West (U.S.), Frontier And Pioneer Life--West (U.S.), Mines And Mineral Resources--West (U.S.)

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Rogue and Illinois River valleys, the gold camps which we had just visited sprang into existence...properties include the Gold Hill Pocket, the Roaring Gimlet Pocket, and the Tin Pan. JACKSONVILLE...on Jackson Creek. They reported their luck to James Cluggage and J. R. Poole, packers...

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The Feminization of Roaring Camp: Bret Harte and the American Woman's Home

Journal article by Axel Nissen; Studies in Short Fiction, Vol. 34, 1997

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American literature--Analysis, Beecher, Catharine E.--Criticism, interpretation, etc., California--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Family in literature--Analysis, Harte, Bret--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Sex role in literature--Analysis, The American Woman's Home (Essay)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., The Luck of Roaring Camp (Short story)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...continue to be goldminers and mining camps, the Gold Rush was over when...to his landmark collection The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Sketches (1870...worldwide circulation was "The Luck of Roaring Camp," published in August...
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Capitalism, Nationalism, and the American Short Story

Journal article by Joseph Urgo; Studies in Short Fiction, Vol. 35, 1998

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American literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Authors, American--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Capitalism--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Nationalism--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Short stories--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...published Hartes story, "The Luck of Roaring Camp." The issue traveled East...of the railroad. And "The Luck of Roaring Camp," above all else, is an...1936. Harte, Bret. The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Short Stories. New...
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John Milton Hay's Literary Influence

Journal article by James D. Stevenson Jr., Randehl K. Stevenson; Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Vol. 99, 2006

Collections: History, Entire Library

...of life in the Western mining camps were in a style similar to Hays...in the Overland Monthly, "The Luck of Roaring Camp,"6 is a wonderful example of...Pike Country Balladry" in "Roaring Camp," are in the brief utterances...
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Damon Runyon at the Movies

Journal article by Guy Szuberla; Literature/Film Quarterly, Vol. 21, 1993

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Motion pictures, Screenplays, Short stories

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Calvin S. Brown has read in this and the storys main plot lines numerous parallels to Bret Hartes "The Luck of Roaring Camp." Like "Luck," the foundling infant of Hartes story, Marky stands as a redemptive figure. Gamblers and gangsters...
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Women's Rhetorical Agency in the American West: The New Penelope

Journal article by Casey Ryan Kelly; Women's Studies in Communication, Vol. 32, 2009

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Frontier and pioneer life--Portrayals, Frontier and pioneer life--Social aspects, Frontier life--Portrayals, Frontier life--Social aspects, Rhetoric--Criticism and interpretation, The New Penelope (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation, Victor, Frances Fuller--Criticism and interpretation, Victor, Frances Fuller--Works, Women authors--Criticism and interpretation, Women authors--Social aspects, Women writers--Criticism and interpretation, Women writers--Social aspects

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...objects and literary devices in The Luck of the Roaring Camp, Victors Penelope is an empowered...1868). The luck of the roaring camp. Overland Monthly. 2 (August...Johnson, S. L. (2000). Roaring camp: The social world of the California...

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The Meteorites

Magazine article by Brian Doyle; American Scholar, Vol. 67, Summer 1998

Subjects:

Camp counselors--Personal narratives, Camps (Recreation)--Social aspects, Camps--Social aspects

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...there was no camp proper at the camp, which was actually a vast...that offered the summer day-camp experience to children from...off in the afternoon in the camps buses, carting home our charges...and when they were gone, the camp stood nearly silent in the long...metal roof as it cooled from the roaring heat of the day, the soaring...
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Improvisation: Wising Up: Investigations of Slang by the Editor of the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang

Magazine article by J.E. Lighter; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 283, March 2000

Subjects:

English language, Slang

Collections: Entire Library

...eighteenth century, but the spelling with a "v" got a boost in the 1870s from Bret Harte, the popular author of "The Luck of Roaring Camp" and dozens of other California tales. Interest in the contents of politicians noggins (long ago the word referred...
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Some Americans in London

Magazine article by John Gross; New Criterion, Vol. 24, September 2005

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Americans--History, Americans--Personalities, London, England--History, London, England--Social aspects

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...written a whole book entitled Ezra Pounds Kensington). So, less expectedly, does Bret Harte: the author of The Luck of Roaring Camp spent his last years in Bayswater, not far from where Kate Croys aunt is supposed to have had a house in The Wings...
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Word Improvisation

Magazine article by J. E. Ligher; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 285, March 2000

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New words--History, Words, New--History

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...eighteenth century, but the spelling with a "v" got a boost in the 1870s from Bret Harte, the popular author of "The Luck of Roaring Camp" and dozens of other Cali-fornia tales. Interest in the contents of politicians noggins (long ago the word...
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American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center

Magazine article by William Langeweische; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 290, September 2002

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Buildings--Design and construction, High rise buildings--Design and construction, Memorials--Planning, New York, New York--Buildings and facilities, Skyscrapers--Design and construction, Terrorism--United States, World Trade Center Site (New York, New York)--Planning

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...terrified. The fire was roaring, popping, and setting...significant, however, was the luck of suddenly finding himself...escaped to a Jewish summer camp, which he enjoyed, and...obvious that the reserves of luck had already been used...days passed in a blur of roaring machinery and impromptu...

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THE ROARING TWENTIES; SCOTS AT THE UNDER-20s WORLD CUP... Fired-Up Kids Are Going for Goals That Could Keep the Dream Alive

Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), July 7, 2007

Subjects:

Professional soccer

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

THE ROARING TWENTIES; SCOTS AT...growing unrest in the camp over the tactics deployed...will carry the bit of luck that we have been missing...his side have had no luck in the tournament so...been incredible the bad luck we have carried...
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Football: Ace Duffy Says Bairns Needed a Spot of Good Luck to Get Win; ROSS CO 0 FALKIRK 1

Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), October 4, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Duffy Says Bairns Needed a Spot of Good Luck to Get Win; ROSS CO 0 FALKIRK 1. DARRYL...penalty that sparked fury in the Ross County camp. Home manager Alex Smith vented his anger...experienced referee. The Dingwall side came roaring out in the first half, with forward David...
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Travel Holiday Parks: Say Goodbye to Hi-De-Hi, Hello to Value; Holiday Camps

Newspaper article; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), April 25, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...fun together and, with luck, the adults get time...you cash. AtHOLIDAY CAMPS MAILFILE Gareth Gates...who began as holiday camp entertainers include...the Redcoats. Havens camps the kids can have a roaring time with tiger mascot...left out. Each holiday camp has a range of bars and...
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DeMille: Ready for His Close-Up

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 3, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...about the idle rich at the outset of the Roaring 20s, add humorous piquancy to "An American...and the delirious "Madame Satan," a camp landmark culminating in a wild society...date from the years Mr. DeMille tried his luck at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He and the...
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THE GREATEST OF ALL MY HEROES; (or How the Man Who Has Sold 80 Million Books Only Has to Think of His Fearless Father to Find Inspiration)

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), March 27, 2011

Subjects:

Books--Personal narratives

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...he is old and dogged by bad luck. He fishes alone in the Gulf...distant sounds of the lions roaring and hyenas shrieking and we...from the air, we set up base camp and the hunting began. Dad...stepped out of the tent and, roaring and grunting, the demented...

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Harte, Bret

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Monthly, where his short stories and verse first appeared. He gained enormous success with the publication of "The Luck of Roaring Camp," the first of his picturesque stories of Western local color, and with such later stories as "The Outcasts...

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