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1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

THE OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT by BRET HARTE

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

Jon Hagadorn

Fiction, Arts

4.21.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2017

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

"The Outcasts of Poker Flat" by Bret Harte: In this dramatic short story by Bret Harte, four men and women are banished into the snow laden High Sierras from the 1850 town of Poker Flat for their sins. Their courage in the face of death tells us what we already know...that we should never judge the quality of people by their professions, The story became an international hit and later spawned four movies. Subscribe FREE and Review us at iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901?mt=2 Subscribe FREE to this show and review us at Stitcher.com here: http://stitcher.com/s?fid=88301&refid=stpr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:15.0

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Soon it'll feel more like free-wheeling downhill.

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On a tandem!

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Alright, mate! With a mass sir on the back.

0:25.0

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0:26.0

Search zero with an ex because healthy business is beautiful business. The The Welcome to another episode from 1001 Classic Short Stories and Tales, the place where people come for great entertainment

1:06.4

written by the Masters, and this story by author Brett Hart is no exception.

1:11.5

The Outcasts of Poker Flats have been made into five movies. The best being

1:15.6

the 1952 version starring Dale Robertson and Anne Baxter, which you can find at

1:20.3

YouTube. It's a classic Western vigilante story that reminds us how far law and

1:25.2

order have come in America in the past 160 years. It's a tense thriller with

1:30.0

lots of twists and turns. As the story goes, a gambler named John Oakhurst

1:35.1

notices on November 23rd, 1850,

1:38.0

that there's a change in the moral atmosphere

1:40.4

of Poker Flat, a California gold mining settlement.

1:44.0

His premonition is correct, as a secret committee has determined in its local prejudice

1:49.0

to rid the community of certain undesirable people. Two men are executed and four alleged

1:55.6

reprobates are banished including Oakhurst. The other exiles are two prostitutes

2:00.7

known as the Duchess and Mother Shipton, and a thief called Uncle Billy.

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