Klondike: The Last Great Gold Rush, 1896-1899

by	Pierre Berton

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With the building of the railroad and the settlement of the plains, the North West was opening up. The Klondike stampede was a wild interlude in the epic story of western development, and here are its dramatic tales of hardship, heroism, and villainy. We meet Soapy Smith, dictator of Skagway; Swiftwater Bill Gates, who bathed in champagne; Silent Sam Bonnifield, who lost and won back a hotel in a poker game; and Roddy Connors, who danced away a fortune at a dollar a dance. We meet dance-hall queens, paupers turned millionaires, missionaries and entrepreneurs, and legendary Mounties such as Sam Steele, the Lion of the Yukon.Pierre Berton’s riveting account reveals to us the spectacle of the Chilkoot Pass, and the terrors of lesser-known trails through the swamps of British Columbia, across the glaciers of souther Alaska, and up the icy streams of the Mackenzie Mountains. It contrasts the lawless frontier life on the American side of the border to the relative safety of Dawson City. Winner of the Governor General’s award for non-fiction, Klondike is authentic history and grand entertainment, and a must-read for anyone interested in the Canadian frontier.

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Weight	0.52 kg
Dimensions	2.8 × 15.24 × 22.69 cm
PubliCanadation City/Country	Canada
by	Pierre Berton
Format	Paperback
Language	English
Pages	496
Publisher	Doubleday Canada
Year Published	2001-10-9
Imprint	Anchor Canada
ISBN 10	0385658443
About The Author	Born in 1920 and raised in the Yukon, PIERRE BERTON worked in Klondike mining camps during his university years. He spent four years in the army, rising from private to captain/instructor at the Royal Military College in Kingston. He spent his early newspaper career in Vancouver, where at 21 he was the youngest city editor on any Canadian daily. He wrote columns for and was editor of Maclean's magazine, appeared on CBC's public affairs program "Close-Up" and was a permanent fixture on "Front Page Challenge" for 39 years. He was a columnist and editor for the Toronto Star and was a writer and host of a series of CBC programs. For his immense contribution to Canadian literature and history Berton has received a dozen honourary degrees, was a member of the Newsman's Hall of Fame, and was a Companion of the Order of Canada. Pierre Berton passed away in Toronto on November 30, 2004.
	"A fascinating book of permanent value." —The Globe and Mail"A comprehensive and absolutely first-rate history." —The New Yorker"An epic account … fascinating and exciting." —The Observer, London"Pierre Berton writes 24-carat gold." —The Edmonton Journal
Table Of Content	Preface to the Revised EditionCast of Major CharactersThe Golden HighwayONE1. The Pilgrims2. "Gold — all same like this!"3. The hermits of Fortymile4. The land of the Golden RuleTWO1. The prospector and the squaw man2. The exculpation of Lying George3. Moose pastures4. The kings of Eldorado5. Henderson's luckTHREE1. Clarence Berry strikes it rich2. The death of Circle City3. The birth of Dawson4. A friend in need5. Big Alex and Swiftwater Bill6. City of goldFOUR1. The treasure ships2. Rich man, poor man3. A ton of gold4. Klondicitis5. Warnings all unheeded6. Balloons, boatsleds, and bicycles7. Fearful passageFIVE1. Captain Billy's last stand2. The swarming sands of Skagway3. The dead horse trail4. Hell on earth5. The human serpentSIX1. Starvation winter2. Revolt on the Yukon3. A dollar a waltz4. Only a coal miner's daughter…5. Greenhorns triumphant6. The Saint of DawsonSEVEN1. The trails of Ninety-Eight2. Rich man's route3. Frozen highways4. "Bury me here, where I failed"5. Overland from Edmonton6. The road to Destruction CityEIGHT1. The Chilkoot2. Up the Golden Stairs3. One of everybody4. Death beneath the snowsNINE1. Rage in the sawpits2. The Lion of the Yukon3. The outlandish armada4. Split-Up cityTEN1. "Cheechako!"2. Carnival summer3. Champagne for breakfast4. Remember the Sabbath5. Graft and the NuggetELEVEN1. Soapy Smith takes over2. Alias Robin Hood3. The Committee of 1014. Dictator of Skagway5. Shoot-out at the Juneau dock6. No escapeTWELVE1. Gold, restless gold2. The San Francisco of the North3. The false fronts of Front Street4. Queens of dance-hall row5. Fortune's wheels6. The last stampede7. Tales of conspicuous wealth8. Money to burnTHIRTEEN1. Finale2. The legacy of the gold rush3. River of ghostsChronologyA Note on the Revised EditionNotesBibliographyAcknowledgementsIndex

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