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The Doomswoman is a novel written by Gertrude Atherton and published in 1893. It is a story set in the American West during the 19th century, and it follows the life of a woman named Paula, who is described as a ""doomswoman"" due to her ability to bring bad luck to those around... Read Full Overview

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

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The Doomswoman An Historical Romance of Old California, is many of the old classic books which have been considered important throughout the human history. They are now extremely scarce and very expensive antique. So that this work is never forgotten we republish these books... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (October 30, 1857 - June 14, 1948) was an American author. Many of her novels are set in her home state of California. Her bestseller Black Oxen (1923) was made into a silent movie of the same name. In addition to novels, she wrote short stories,... Read Full Overview

The scene is laid in Mexico and, as may well be imagined, is full of the passion and unconstraint of that southern clime. Some of the scenes, notably that in the last chapter, are intensely dramatic and forceful. A companion volumes to "The Californians."