| Description |
126 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-122) and index. |
| Summary |
Read about the daring women of the Yukon during the gold rushes between the 1880s and early 1900s, and learn about the unique contributions each woman made. |
| Contents |
Katherine James McQuesten, 1860-1918 : bridging two cultures -- Jennie Bosco Harper Alexander, c. 1860-1921 : a return to her roots -- Anna De Graf, 1839-1930 : sewing machine sourdough -- Bridget Mannion, 1866-1958 : independent spirit -- Emilie Fortin Tremblay, 1870-1949 : young and in love -- Crystal Snow Jenne, 1884-1968 : gold rush childhood -- Kate Carmack, 1867-1920 : a life transformed -- Ethel Berry, 1873-1948 : bride of the Klondike -- Harriet Pullen, 1860-1947 : civilizing the North -- Mollie Walsh Bartlett, 1872-1902 : the angel of White Pass Trail -- Lucille Hunter, 1879-1972 : another kind of white person -- Belinda Mulrooney, 1872-1967 : Klondike entrepreneur -- Martha Louise Munger Black, 1866-1957 : first lady of the Yukon -- Klondike Kate Rockwell, 1873-1957 : belle of the Yukon -- Margaret Mayo, 1860-1925 : matriarch of the Yukon -- Sinrock Mary, 1870-1948 : reindeer queen -- Josephine Marcus Earp, c. 1862-1944 : boomtown romantic -- Frances Ella Fitz, c. 1875-1950 : perseverance pays off -- Klondy Nelson Dufresne, 1897-1987 : gold rush daughter -- Isabelle Cleary Barnette, 1862-1942 : first lady of Fairbanks -- Erinia Pavaloff Cherosky Callahan, 1864-1955 : of two worlds -- Nellie Cashman, 1845-1925 : a mine of her own -- Fannie Quigley, 1870-1944 : a wilderness life. |
| Subject |
Klondike River Valley (Yukon) -- Gold discoveries.
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Women pioneers -- Yukon -- Klondike River Valley -- History.
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Women pioneers -- Alaska -- History.
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Yukon -- Klondike River Valley.
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Alaska.
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Alaska -- History -- 1867-1959.
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| Added Author |
Haigh, Jane G.
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| ISBN |
0882404849 (paperback alkaline paper) |
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9780882404844 (paperback alkaline paper) |
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9780613092975 (Topeka) |
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061309297X (Topeka) |
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