Gold Diggers of the Klondike
Prostitution in Dawson City, Yukon, 1898-1908
- Publisher
- J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1998
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781896239293
- Publish Date
- Jan 1998
- List Price
- $19.95
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Description
Gold Diggers of the Klondike explores beyond the myths of the dance-hall girls and prostitutes of the Klondike gold rush, and uncovers the stories of the women who "mined the miners." In chronicling prostitution in Dawson city during the height and the decline of the rush, Ryley reveals that sexuality is an important aspect of the history of the Canadian frontier.
About the author
Bay Ryley is a writer and editor from Toronto. Her four summers spent in Whitehorse, Yukon, captured her interest in the infamous can–can girl and prompted this book.