The last great gold rush : a Klondike reader

Book 2002

The Klondike was the last great gold rush, and this collection records this epic adventure at its gripping best. This anthology of historical writing is an honest portrait by famous writers as well as ordinary stampeders. Included are works by Robert Service, William Ogilvie, Jack London, Tappan Adney, and many others.

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ISBN:

9780968709122
0968709125

Description:

223 pages ; 23 cm

Notes:

Canadiana

Contents:

Introduction
Bonanza!
The men that don't fit in / Robert Service
The outfit of an argonaut / Ernest Ingersoll
A woman pioneer in the Klondike and Alaska / Emma Kelly
Skagway and Dyea
The saloon in Skagway / Tappan Adney
The Chilkoot and Dead Horse trails
The spell of the Yukon / Robert Service
Approaching Chilkoot Pass / Margaret Shand
The Golden Stair
Sheep Camp washed away / Tappan Adney
The Chilkoot Pass / Margaret Shand
Paddle and pray
Miles Cañon / John W. Leonard
The Grand Cañon of the Yukon / Frederick Schwatka
The cremation of Sam McGee / Robert Service
A dangerous voyage / William B. Haskell
The Creeks
To build a fire / Jack London
Methods of mining / William Ogilvie
Clarence J. Berry and wife / John W. Leonard
Paris of the North
Dawson in the midst of the boom / Arthur T. Walden
Saloons / Tappan Adney
The one thousand dozen / Jack London
The shooting of Dan McGrew / Robert Service
Exodus
Exodus / William B. Haskell
The law of the Yukon / Robert Service
From Dawson to the Sea / Jack London
Disaster at Nome / Rex Beach

LCCN:

2006494780

Control Number:

2522670

Other Authors:

Wilson, Graham, 1962-

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