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With the building of the railroad and the settlement of the plains, the North West was opening up. The Klondike stampede was a wild interlude in the epic story of western development, and here are its dramatic tales of hardship, heroism, and villainy. We meet Soapy Smith, dictator of Skagway; Swiftwater Bill Gates, who bathed in champagne; Silent Sam Bonnifield, who lost and won back a hotel in a poker game; and Roddy Connors, who danced away a fortune at a dollar a dance. We meet dance-hall queens, paupers turned millionaires, missionaries and entrepreneurs, and legendary Mounties such as Sam Steele, the Lion of the Yukon. Pierre Berton's riveting account reveals to us the spectacle of the Chilkoot Pass, and the terrors of lesser-known trails through the swamps of British Columbia, across the glaciers of souther Alaska, and up the icy streams of the Mackenzie Mountains. It contrasts the lawless frontier life on the American side of the border to the relative safety of Dawson City. Winner of the Governor General's award for non-fiction, Klondike is authentic history and grand entertainment, and a must-read for anyone interested in the Canadian frontier.

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Publisher
Doubleday CA
ISBN-10
0385658443
ISBN-13
9780385658447
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2158476

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Author
Pierre Berton
Format
Book, Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2001

Dimensions

Weight
19.2 Oz
Height
1.2in
Width
6in
Length
9in

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Publication Date
2001-10-01
Reviews
"A fascinating book of permanent value." The Globe and Mail "A comprehensive and absolutely first-rate history." The New Yorker "An epic account ... fascinating and exciting." The Observer , London "Pierre Berton writes 24-carat gold." The Edmonton Journal
Table of Content
Preface to the Revised Edition Cast of Major Characters The Golden Highway ONE 1. The Pilgrims 2. "Gold all same like this!" 3. The hermits of Fortymile 4. The land of the Golden Rule TWO 1. The prospector and the squaw man 2. The exculpation of Lying George 3. Moose pastures 4. The kings of Eldorado 5. Henderson's luck THREE 1. Clarence Berry strikes it rich 2. The death of Circle City 3. The birth of Dawson 4. A friend in need 5. Big Alex and Swiftwater Bill 6. City of gold FOUR 1. The treasure ships 2. Rich man, poor man 3. A ton of gold 4. Klondicitis 5. Warnings all unheeded 6. Balloons, boatsleds, and bicycles 7. Fearful passage FIVE 1. Captain Billy's last stand 2. The swarming sands of Skagway 3. The dead horse trail 4. Hell on earth 5. The human serpent SIX 1. Starvation winter 2. Revolt on the Yukon 3. A dollar a waltz 4. Only a coal miner's daughter... 5. Greenhorns triumphant 6. The Saint of Dawson SEVEN 1. The trails of Ninety-Eight 2. Rich man's route 3. Frozen highways 4. "Bury me here, where I failed" 5. Overland from Edmonton 6. The road to Destruction City EIGHT 1. The Chilkoot 2. Up the Golden Stairs 3. One of everybody 4. Death beneath the snows NINE 1. Rage in the sawpits 2. The Lion of the Yukon 3. The outlandish armada 4. Split-Up city TEN 1. "Cheechako!" 2. Carnival summer 3. Champagne for breakfast 4. Remember the Sabbath 5. Graft and the Nugget ELEVEN 1. Soapy Smith takes over 2. Alias Robin Hood 3. The Committee of 101 4. Dictator of Skagway 5. Shoot-out at the Juneau dock 6. No escape TWELVE 1. Gold, restless gold 2. The San Francisco of the North 3. The false fronts of Front Street 4. Queens of dance-hall row 5. Fortune's wheels 6. The last stampede 7. Tales of conspicuous wealth 8. Money to burn THIRTEEN 1. Finale 2. The legacy of the gold rush 3. River of ghosts Chronology A Note on the Revised Edition Notes Bibliography Acknowledgements Index
Copyright Date
2001
Dewey Decimal
971.9/1
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Number of Pages
496 Pages

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