A western set in the rugged Sierras of California during the Gold Rush, Bret Harte's "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" (1869) is a quintessential example of American Regionalism. It explores themes of hidden virtue, the cruelty of "civilized" morality, and the indifference of nature.

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