Included in this omnibus are the previously published books:
- Bonanza Gold
- The Klondike Stampede
- Trails of '98
- City of Gold
- Before the Goldrush
- Kings of the Klondike
The Great Klondike Gold Rush |
| The fourth and final book in the exciting
Pierre Berton’s History for Young Canadians series is The Great
Klondike Gold Rush. Canada’s best-known writer, Pierre Berton, tells
the stories of the prospectors, the gold seekers, and the unforgiving land and
gold that drove them mad. The Great Klondike Gold Rush is Berton’s
acclaimed six-book history of North America’s last great gold rush.
Join Pierre Burton as he writes about the discovery of gold on an obscure northern creek by Robert Henderson, the professional prospector, and George Carmack, the amateur gold-seeker and salmon fisherman. Revel in the glory days of boomtown Dawson City, a mud-splattered collection of shacks full of the craziest characters on the Yukon River. Witness the lives of the old-time prospectors, who “craved the widest possible freedom of action,” characters such as Salt Water Jack, Jimmy the Pirate, Pete the Pig, and Cutthroat Johnson. |
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As always, Berton’s accounts of the personalities that
propelled this amazing part of Canada’s history are exciting and finely
drawn, recommended reading for all readers.
“Because he grew up in Dawson City, Yukon, in the afterglow of the greatest gold rush this continent has ever known, no story was closer to Pierre Berton’s heart than the one he tells in this volume....Only a few men struck it rich in the Klondike Gold Rush. But nobody who survived the adventure ever forgot it. The same can be said of this book. If you read it, you will never forget it.” – from the foreword by Ken McGoogan, author of Lady Franklin’s Revenge and winner of the 2006 Pierre Berton Award.Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Written by Pierre Berton. Published by Fifth House Ltd., 2007. |
| Catalogue No. | 1-897252-05-6 |
| Price | $21.99 |
| Format | Softcover |
| Pages | 290 |
| Language | English only |
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| Also from Pierre Berton’s History for Young Canadians
series: The Battles of the War of 1812 Canada Moves West |
| Price and availability subject to change.
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