The Klondike Gold Rush: Photographs from 1896-1899

by Graham B Wilson

Overview

Catch gold fever with this comprehensive collection of archival photographs. This is the mother lode of the north - a stunning record of the last great gold rush. With 125 extraordinary images along with fascinating anecdotes and personal accounts, this book reveals the arduous journey north, the frontier towns and the struggles of toiling in the gold fields. Readers will encounter intriguing characters as they experience the adventure of a lifetime. From conmen and prospectors to dog sleds and sluic-boxes, these images are a bonanza of gold rush history. This was the Official Book of the 1998 Klondike Gold Rush Centennial.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780968195505
Publisher:	Wolf Creek Books Incorporated
Publication date:	01/25/2013
Edition description:	100th Anniversary ed.
Pages:	114
Sales rank:	597,877
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

My fiction has been described as "economical and traditional." I try to define my characters through their actions rather than relying on elaborate descriptions or analysis of motivations. I like lots of surprises and feel that the primary role of the writer is to entertain. As a result I tell strong stories that are hopefully well paced and exciting. I have written professionally for more than two decades. I started my career writing for newspapers, magazines and radio. I have also written dramas for TV and have authored nine books. I studied book publishing at the Banff Centre for the Arts and Stanford University and worked as a Book Publisher for twenty years.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 ­ Bonanza!

Chapter 2 ­ Skagway and Dyea

Chapter 3 ­ The Chilkoot and Dead Horse Trails

Chapter 4 ­ The Golden Stair

Chapter 5 ­ Paddle and Pray

Chapter 6 ­ The Creeks

Chapter 7  - Pairs of the North

Chapter 8 - Exodus|

Editorial Reviews

Photos tell the true story of the gold rush's reality.

The Can-Can girls were out and Mrs., Lowe1s Laundry was in.

That basically sums up the idea Graham Wilson had when he chose the period photographs for the Klondike Gold Rush: Photographs from 1896-1899.

After rushing supplies off Lynn Canal1s tidal flats, climbing the 50-kilometer Chilkoot Trail several times and boating down the Yukon River, a miner still needed his laundry done.

So the photo of Mrs. G.I. Lowe1s laundry at Bonanza Creek (Mending free of Charge, Fortunes Told) more closely depicts the reality of the gold rush than the Can-Can dancers who now celebrate its centennial.

To create an image-driven story that begins in Skagway, climbs the Chilkoot pass and finishes at Dawson City was the goal for the fledgling Wolf Creek Books Inc.'s first book.
— Time Colonist (Victoria BC Canada)

Judith Isbella