Books like The Silverado Squatters by Robert Louis Stevenson
In 1879, Robert Louis Stevenson followed his love, Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne, from France to California. After their marriage in 1880, the newlyweds honeymooned in a cabin at Silverado, a former silver‑mining ghost town perched on Mt. St. Helena. Over the next fourteen years, Mrs. Stevenson tended to her ill husband while he crafted the verses, stories, and travel essays that would later make him famous. 1888’s *Silverado* recounts this romantic trip, describing their journey from San Francisco up the Napa Valley to Calistoga and then up the mountain. Stevenson offers vivid portraits of the town’s residents and nostalgic reflections on Silverado’s boom‑town glory days.
First publish date: 1883
Genre: Travel & Geography/Travel Writing
Authors: Robert Louis Stevenson
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