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Rebel Women of the Gold Rush

Extraordinary Achievements and Daring Adventures

by (author) Rich Mole

Publisher
Heritage House Publishing
Initial publish date
May 2009
Category
General, Women, Women
Recommended Age
15
Recommended Grade
10
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781894974769
    Publish Date
    May 2009
    List Price
    $12.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781926613888
    Publish Date
    Feb 2011
    List Price
    $9.95

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During the frenzied Klondike Gold Rush, many daring women ventured north to seek riches and adventure or to escape a troubled past. These unforgettable, strong-willed women defied the social conventions of the time and endured heartbreak and horrific conditions to build a life in the wild North. At the height of the gold rush, Martha Purdy, Nellie Cashman, Ethel Berry and a few hundred other women were conquering what came to be called the Trail of '98—a route that proved to be an impossible ordeal for many men. From renowned reporter Faith Fenton and successful entrepreneur Belinda Mulrooney to Mae Field, "The Doll of Dawson," and other "citizens of the demimonde," the Klondike's rebel women bring an intriguing new perspective to gold-rush 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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Rebel Women of the Gold Rush: Extraordinary Achievements and Daring Adventures

The Klondike Gold Rush of 18961898 attracted tens of thousands of gold prospectors. Of these, only a small percentage were women. Women from all walks of life were attracted to the Gold Rush either as wives following their husbands or as fortune seekers. They were strong-willed women who endured a brutal trip north, survived primitive living conditions and coped with many hardships. A woman on the trail would have to risk frostbite, freezing, avalanche, starvation and disease. Yet, like Emily Garner, ‘after a day of backbreaking travel had to toil over the campfire every night, feeding 13 men.’ Mole also writes of the First Nations ‘country wives’ who were often treated with prejudice.

Mole has authored or coauthored eight other Amazing Stories series books.

Source: The Association of Book Publishers of BC. BC Books for BC Schools. 2009-2010.

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