| Description |
xiii, 413 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [395]-398) and index. |
| Contents |
Color and chaos. Arctic secrets, June 1896 -- Bill Haskell's dreams of gold, 1890-1896 -- Mob justice and wild dogs, June-November, 1896 -- "Five dollars to the pan!" October 1896-April 1897 -- Sourdough success, April-June 1897 -- Mining the miners. Father Judge's flock, May-June 1897 -- Belinda Mulrooney stakes her claim, June 1897 -- Jack London catches Klondicitis, July-October 1897 -- Starvation rations, October-December 1897 -- The pioneers' show, January-March 1898 -- Money talks. Gumboot diplomacy, April-August 1898 -- Jack's escape from the Yukon, June 1898 -- Rags and riches, May-June 1898 -- Flora Shaw, "from Paris to Siberia," July 1898 -- "Queer, rough men," August 1898 -- Scandal and Steele, September-October 1898 -- Order and exodus. "Strong men wept," October 1898-January 1899 -- A cleansing fire, February-April 1899 -- Stampede to Nome: summer 1899 -- Mythmakers. |
| Subject |
Klondike River Valley (Yukon) -- History -- 19th century.
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Gold mines and mining -- Yukon -- Klondike River Valley -- History -- 19th century.
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Yukon -- Klondike River Valley.
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Klondike River Valley (Yukon) -- Gold discoveries.
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Klondike River Valley (Yukon) -- Biography.
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Dawson (Yukon) -- History -- 19th century.
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| ISBN |
9781582436111 |
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1582436118 |
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