Charlotte Parker - Forty Niner
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Overall, it was only slightly distracting and not a big deal. Sometimes this is only for one paragraph. The book ends on a happy note. Overall, fans of western history, and particularly in unconventional women in western history, will enjoy this book. You might also pick up some tips on cheating while gambling, black-powder loads, and mule jerky!
Jan 16, Gloria Piper rated it really liked it Shelves: Judging the book by its title, we might expect a humorous novel, in which a woman searches for a rich husband. Or we might read of a woman prospector. And we stay hooked. The story is well plotted and clearly written, which make Judging the book by its title, we might expect a humorous novel, in which a woman searches for a rich husband.
The good news is last nights exciting come from behind victory over College of Charleston has guaranteed Alan Major a 4 year extension that will keep him at Charlotte until !!! In what would be Mullins' last season, Charlotte went 14—15 in —, finishing tied for 6th in the league. The last chapter is strong. Retrieved December 23, Jo Notary added it Jan 30,
The story is well plotted and clearly written, which makes for a fast read. We keep reading to find answers to the mysteries that dangle before us.
Evidently Rector knows her history. For example, we learn the tricks of a card sharp and the equipment needed for a black powder gun.
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We gain an understanding of major and minor characters from their descriptions and backgrounds. These people are realistic, refreshingly written about by getting away from stereotypes, such as everyone hating Indians or Jews. Back story comes at appropriate times.
Incidents along the way illustrate the personality of the era, so it becomes a character in the novel. It doesn't take us long to know Charlotte and to like her. She is strong and sympathetic, a caring person, but not perfect. Yet we experience it in ourselves. And so the main characters evolve from weakness to strength, from fear to understanding, and from isolation to trust and love.
During her journey to California, she disguises herself as a man in a crowd of men. She obsesses over the fear of discovery, yet not once does she consider what women used to call the monthly curse. The first chapters are cleanly written, but into the novel, the typos appear, and eventually some bloopers show up. It's true that we are solidly in the head of the protagonist, experiencing all she senses. It's true that description is rich but not overdone. Nevertheless as her mind chatter continues and increases, some readers might consider it overdone. Deeper into the novel when two potential lovers are brought together, the mood slightly loses consistency when it takes on the element of a romance novel by shifting point of view and by describing the man as resembling a Greek god.
Charlotte, we learned earlier, is built like a goddess. The last chapter is strong. It builds to an exciting climax and a satisfying ending. This book is such a pleasure to read, one risks being kept up past midnight. Oct 14, Laura Libricz rated it liked it. When she finds out that her father was murdered there and she was to inherit his mine, her husband, a conservative upper-class Bostonian, has her taken away to an insane asylum because she seems to be grieving too deeply.
The whole era of the gold rush is reflected here well and I like the way the characters were personified by their speech. I would have liked to have read more dialogue.
The story flowed well but was slowed at points when the main character spent too much time in her own head. Apr 24, MaryJane Brodeck rated it really liked it. This thoroughly researched historical fiction novel takes place during the California Gold Rush. It is a story about a woman named Charlotte Perkins who has escaped from a Boston insane asylum, travels to California to avenge her father's murder and to claim her inheritance which is a gold mine. Rector writes with an even cadence throughout, except during the main character's lingering self reflections, which I found distracting.
Although Charlotte is a caring and likeable character, her st This thoroughly researched historical fiction novel takes place during the California Gold Rush.
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Although Charlotte is a caring and likeable character, her strong personality could have been further explored. Overall it was a compelling story that held my attention to the end. Feb 25, Steve Stroble rated it really liked it. Such dualism thunders from start to finish: The book's theme throbs like the beat of a diseased heart: Be careful what you hope for, you just might find it Johnson rated it it was amazing Dec 10, Kay rated it liked it Oct 15, Juliette marked it as to-read Feb 17, Mommasaysread marked it as to-read May 22, Jo marked it as to-read May 30, Jamie marked it as to-read Jun 14, Randy Harmelink added it Apr 19, BookishBelle added it Jun 27, However, the 49ers have carved out a niche of their own, making 11 appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
In their first appearance, in , they advanced all the way to the Final Four —at the time, the deepest run for a first-time tournament participant. They have also earned regular and post-season championships in three different conferences. The 49ers' current head coach is Ron Sanchez , who took over on March 20, after interim head coach Houston Fancher was let go. The 49ers play their home games in Dale F.
Halton Arena , an on-campus facility that seats 9, UNC Charlotte first fielded an intercollegiate basketball program in Chancellor Bonnie Cone appointed Harvey Murphy , previously a physical education instructor and head of the physical education program at the university, as the first head coach in school history. Murphy coached the 49ers in the NAIA as a member of the Dixie Conference from through , winning the conference in and Foster notched two twenty win seasons in — and — before moving on to coach at Clemson. Foster's lasting legacy on the program was bringing in two of the most notable players on the team which would advance to the Final Four: Cedric Maxwell and Melvin Watkins.
Rose inherited a team coming off of two twenty win seasons and led them to the NIT championship game in his first year. The following season the 49ers became a charter member of the Sun Belt Conference. In their first year in the Sun Belt, the 49ers tallied what is still the best season in school history. They swept the regular season and tournament titles, earning the program's first NCAA Tournament berth.
The ensuing NCAA tournament run is still one of the most successful ever for a first-time participant. After beating Central Michigan in the first round 91—86, the 49ers dispatched Syracuse 81—59 to advance to the Elite Eight. The 49ers then took out heavily favored Michigan by a score of 75—68 to advance to the program's first and only Final Four —the first time that a first-time participant had ever advanced that far.
Charlotte would fall to eventual champions Marquette in the national semifinals 51— Their final record was 28—5, still a school record for wins in a season. Despite the loss of the two leaders of the Final Four team from the previous season, Lee Rose guided the 49ers to a fifth consecutive twenty win season in — Rose would then leave to coach at Purdue for the — season.
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Following Rose's departure, Mike Pratt , an assistant under Rose at Charlotte, was named the head coach for the — season. In his first and only head coaching job, Pratt could not maintain the success of the program under Rose, compiling a 56—52 record over four seasons with no postseason appearances. The best year under Pratt was the — season in which the 49ers earned a 16—11 record and a second place Sun Belt finish. Pratt was dismissed following the — season. Following Pratt's dismissal, the 49ers hired Hal Wissel as head basketball coach.
Wissel was previously a successful coach at many levels, but his tenure would be the least successful in the Charlotte's history at the Division 1 level. After three seasons and a 22—62 record, Wissel was dismissed following the — season. Following Wissel's dismissal, Jeff Mullins was hired as both head basketball coach and athletic director.
Mullins guided the 49ers through multiple conference changes and kicked off the most successful, sustained run in school history. Mullins inherited a last place Sun Belt team and things didn't improve in his first season with an 8—20 record. However, in just his second year he guided the 49ers back above. Seeded 13th, the 49ers lost to 4th seed BYU in the first round of the Southeast Regional by a score of 98— In their final two seasons in the Sun Belt, Mullins led the 49ers to a 30—28 record with no postseason appearances.
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Prior to the — season the 49ers moved to the Metro Conference. In their four seasons in the Metro Conference, the 49ers never finished lower than 4th in the standings, won one regular season conference title, and one post-season conference title. The success was rewarded with two NCAA Tournament berths, in and , losing in the first round both times.
After the — season, the 49ers joined Conference USA.
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In what would be Mullins' last season, Charlotte went 14—15 in —, finishing tied for 6th in the league. Mullins retired following that season as the all-time winningest coach in school history with wins and also had more postseason appearances than all previous coaches combined. Former on-the-court star and longtime assistant coach for the 49ers Melvin Watkins took over as head coach for the — season. Watkins had two successful seasons as the Charlotte head coach, leading the team into the second round of the NCAA tournament in both years.
Lutz was an assistant under both Watkins and Jeff Mullins at Charlotte. Lutz accepted the head coaching job at Gardner—Webb in only to resign two weeks later to accept the assistant job at his alma mater on Mullin's staff. Lutz's run of success in Conference USA is arguably the best sustained stretch in Charlotte basketball history. Seeded fifth in the conference tournament, the 49ers won four games in four days, taking out three of the top four seeds in the process to win the CUSA conference tournament for the first time.
They defeated Rhode Island in the first round before falling to seed Oklahoma in round two. The — season would be defined by the passing of Charles Hayward in September Hayward lost a two-year battle with Leukemia, he would have his jersey retired. Charlotte would defeat Tennessee in the first round of the Midwest Regional before falling to 1 seed Illinois in the round of Over the following three seasons the 49ers would earn two additional NCAA tournament bids, in and , earning 9 seeds and being eliminated in the first round both years.
The promising season would take a turn for the worse in the last few weeks. The 49ers lost a game on senior night at Louisville which would determine the regular season conference champion. They followed that with a loss on an emotional senior night at South Florida. They then drew a Memphis team in the CUSA tournament who had under-performed all year but caught fire at the end of the season. Following the exodus of many of the top basketball programs from CUSA to the Big East in , Charlotte was left as a non-football school in a weak basketball conference despite having the second best record in CUSA history at the time, trailing only Cincinnati.
Lutz was not able to sustain the level of success he achieved in CUSA. The 49ers fell apart to end the — season, going 1—7 in their last eight games which dropped them from first place in the A10 and a potential NCAA tournament team to not receiving an NIT bid, Lutz was dismissed following this collapse. His firing was met with mixed emotions among students and fans. On April 12, Alan Major was announced as the new head coach of the Charlotte 49ers. The coaching search targeted assistants at successful high-level programs, Major was a member of Thad Matta 's staff at Ohio State which included a national title game appearance.