The Girl of the Golden West by David Belasco
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"The Girl of the Golden West" by David Belasco is a theatrical play written in 1905, set during the California Gold Rush. This four-act melodrama centers on The Girl, known as Minnie, who becomes entangled with two men: Jack Rance, a gambling sheriff, and Dick Johnson, a mysterious stranger. The play ran for 224 performances on Broadway and toured extensively across America. Its success inspired numerous adaptations, including Puccini's famous 1910 opera
and four film versions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Belasco, David, 1853-1931 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Girl of the Golden West |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_of_the_Golden_West_(play) |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 77.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Western stories |
| Subject | Women pioneers -- Fiction |
| Subject | California -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 16551 |
| Release Date | Aug 19, 2005 |
| Last Update | Dec 12, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 509 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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