| Author |
| U.S. author |
| Gold rush writer |
| Creator of Ah Sin |
| Devil's Ford" author |
| Tennessee's Partner" author |
| . . . Roaring Camp" author |
| The Luck of Roaring Camp" author |
| ''The Outcasts of Poker Flat'' author |
| He wrote about the California Gold Rush |
| Plain Language From Truthful James" poet |