This book gathers the riveting stories of adventurous women-miners, madams, merchants, and mothers -- who went North during the gold rush era.
Record details
ISBN:9780962753053 (pbk.)
Physical Description:127 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. print
Edition:Second edition.
Publisher:Kenai, Alaska : Hillside Press, 2012.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-122) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Map of Alaska and the Yukon -- Introduction: Women in the North -- 1. Gold in the Yukon Basin: Wilderness communities -- 2. Klondike discovery: The Great Gold Rush -- 3. Dawson City: Opportunity knocks -- 4. Beyond the Klondike: Rampart and Nome -- 5. Gold in the interior: Women pave the way -- Notes -- Further reading -- Photo credits -- Index -- Acknowledgments -- About the authors.
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