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Gold fever : incredible tales of the Klondike gold rush

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  • Publisher:
    Heritage House, 2011
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Author: Mole, Rich
    Date:
    Created
    2011
    Summary:

    In 1897, tens of thousands of would-be prospectors flooded into the Yukon in search of instant wealth during the Klondike Gold Rush. In this historical tale of mayhem and obsession, characters like prospectors George Carmack and Skookum Jim, Skagway gangster Soapy Smith and Mountie Sam Steele come to life. Enduring savage weather, unforgiving terrain, violence and starvation, a lucky few made their fortune, and some just as quickly lost it. The lure of the North is still irresistible in this exciting account of a fabled era of Canadian history.

    Genre:
    Canadian nonfiction, History and geography
    Subject(s): Yukon--Klondike River Valley | Gold mines and mining
    Original Publisher: [Victoria], Heritage House
    Language(s): English