title: The Shoulder of Shasta
text: # The Shoulder of Shasta
  
  The Shoulder of Shasta is a romance novel by Bram Stoker written in 1895. It was published two years before the release of Stoker's Dracula. The book is set in the American West. It was written after one of the American tours he did with Henry Irving.
  
  ## Main characters
  
  * Esse Elstree
  * Grizzly Dick - family's guide
  * Mrs. Elstree - Esse's mother
  * Miss Gimp - Esse's governess
  