The Klondike fever : the life and death of the last great gold rush /

"This thrilling story is at once first-rate history and first-rate entertainment. Some of the anecdotes of the last great gold rush have been told by others, but Pierre Berton is the first to distill the Klondike experience into a single, complete, coherent, and immensely dramatic narrative.&qu...

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Main Author: Berton, Pierre, 1920-2004
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1958.
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Summary:"This thrilling story is at once first-rate history and first-rate entertainment. Some of the anecdotes of the last great gold rush have been told by others, but Pierre Berton is the first to distill the Klondike experience into a single, complete, coherent, and immensely dramatic narrative." Dust jacket.
Item Description:Rev. ed. published in 1972 under title: Klondike; the last great gold rush.
Physical Description:vii, 457, xix pages : maps ; 22 cm
Awards:Governor General's Award, 1958.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 446-457) and index.