Sagebrush School

It was a broad-based movement as it included various literary genres such as drama, essays, fiction, history, humor, journalism, memoirs, and poetry.

Nothing in all our Western literature so distinctly savors of the soil as the characteristic books written by the men of Nevada and that interior part of the State where the sagebrush grows.

The Sagebrush School was the main contributor to American literature from Nevada's mining frontier during the period of 1859 to 1914.

[3] There were several characteristics of this movement that distinguished it from others, such as literary talent;[4] these authors were known to be intelligent and accomplished writers.

The most notable of the Sagebrush School writers,[5] and a Territorial Enterprise journalist, was Mark Twain.