Verses chronicling the Klondike gold rush and immortalizing the colorful characters of the Yukon Territory, chosen from the author's earlier collections "The spell of the Yukon" and "Ballads of a Cheechako".
Based on the diary of a goldseeker named William Swain and over 500 other diaries and letter collections, this book reveals the life and times of the forty-niners and their families.
Traces the history of the Klondike gold rush of the late 1890s, describing the men responsible for the initial discovery, the trail to the Klondike gold fields, and the explosive growth and rapid demise of the gold rush town of Dawson.
A young boy and his father make the difficult journey to the gold fields of the Klondike, in a story that includes information on the Klondike gold rush and the rise of the town of Dawson.
This book is a biography of the man associated with the gold rush in California, detailing his various business ventures and pioneering exploits in California.
Presents a selection of black-and-white photographs of miners and mining life taken by photographer E. A. Hegg after he traveled to the Klondike in 1897, and includes commentary on the quest for gold.
Describes the people, places, events, and experiences of the Klondike stampede in the late nineteenth century, accompanied by historical photographs and drawings.
