Project Gutenberg 2021-04-16 Public domain in the USA. 123 Twain, Mark 1835 1910 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens) Richter, Albert B. 1845 1898 Richter, A. B. (Albert B.) Im Gold- und Silberland Translations from: Roughing It. The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Im Gold- und Silberland" by Mark Twain is a humorous narrative written in the early 20th century. The book recounts the adventures and misadventures of a character navigating the burgeoning mining town of Carson City, Nevada, during the gold and silver rush era. It combines vivid depictions of the frontier life with Twain's characteristic wit and social commentary, providing a microscopic view of the human condition amid the chaos of a new American frontier. The opening of the text introduces us to the difficult yet colorful life in Carson City as the narrator and his companion arrive in a makeshift mining town. Here, they encounter eccentric local characters and experience the dramatic dust storms called "Washoe Zephyrs" that characterize the region. The narrator reflects on various humorous situations, like witnessing a confrontation involving gunplay and being introduced to the chaotic lifestyle of the miners and townsfolk. The narrative sets the tone for a quirky adventure filled with satire, ultimately showcasing the absurdities of human behavior in the pursuit of wealth in the wild and untamed landscape of 19th-century America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. de West (U.S.) -- Description and travel Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Travel -- West (U.S.) Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- West (U.S.) West (U.S.) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century PS Text Category: Humour Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 600907 2025-06-26T03:57:42.675924 text/html 578827 2024-10-18T13:10:10 text/html 3700667 2025-06-26T03:57:51.964851 application/epub+zip 3698774 2025-06-26T03:57:44.687900 application/epub+zip 356492 2025-06-26T03:57:43.538895 application/epub+zip 3848829 2025-06-26T03:57:57.476825 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3737276 2025-06-26T03:57:50.935839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422651 2022-09-29T09:59:21.704042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 545782 2025-06-26T03:57:41.690917 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 525975 2024-10-18T13:10:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17852 2025-06-26T03:57:57.621842 application/rdf+xml 14087 2025-06-26T03:57:43.665884 image/jpeg 2101 2025-06-26T03:57:43.601873 image/jpeg 4199796 2025-06-26T03:57:42.886929 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia