sentences:  The compilation was published by James Thomas Fields of Fields, Osgood, & Co. at about the same time that Harte's poem "The Heathen Chinee" was published.Those simultaneous publications caused Harte's popularity to skyrocket nearly overnight and Fields offered Harte a $10,000 exclusive contract to contribute to "The Atlantic Monthly".After the collection's publication April 1870, Fields rushed a compilation of Harte's poetry for the Christmas market to capitalize on the success of "The Heathen Chinee".