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Gold Fever

Incredible Tales of the Klondike Gold Rush

by (author) Rich Mole

Publisher
Heritage House Publishing
Initial publish date
May 2009
Category
General, Pre-Confederation (to 1867), Adventurers & Explorers
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781894974691
    Publish Date
    May 2009
    List Price
    $9.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781926936215
    Publish Date
    Feb 2011
    List Price
    $7.99

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Description

In 1897, tens of thousands of would-be prospectors flooded into the Yukon in search of instant wealth during the Klondike Gold Rush. In this historical tale of mayhem and obsession, characters like prospectors George Carmack and Skookum Jim, Skagway gangster Soapy Smith and Mountie Sam Steele come to life. Enduring savage weather, unforgiving terrain, violence and starvation, a lucky few made their fortune, and some just as quickly lost it. The lure of the North is still irresistible in this exciting account of a fabled era of Canadian history.

About the author

British Columbia-born author Rich Mole has enjoyed an eclectic communications career, as a former broadcaster, a freelance journalist, and, for 20 years, the president of a successful Vancouver Island advertising agency. A lifelong fascination with history has fuelled his desire to write about the times and people of Canada's past. Rich now makes his home in Calgary, Alberta.

 

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