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California Gold discoveries Frontier and pioneer life Yukon Klondike River Valley Gold mines and mining Gold mines and mining Fiction Klondike River Valley (Yukon) Gold discoveries Klondike River Valley (Yukon) Gold discoveries Fiction Klondike River Valley (Yukon) Gold discoveries Juvenile fiction Klondike River Valley (Yukon) Gold discoveries Juvenile literature Women pioneers Yukon Klondike River Valley History Yukon Klondike River ValleyCastner, Brian
Summary: "A gripping and wholly original account of the epic human tragedy that was the great Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-1898"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 971.9 CASGray, Charlotte
Contents: Color and chaos. Arctic secrets, June 1896 -- Bill Haskell's dreams of gold, 1890-1896 -- Mob justice and wild dogs, June-November, 1896 -- "Five dollars to the pan!" October 1896-April 1897 -- Sourdough success, April-June 1897 -- Mining the miners. Father Judge's flock, May-June 1897 -- Belinda Mulrooney stakes her claim, June 1897 -- Jack London catches Klondicitis, July-October 1897 --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 971.9 GRAService, Robert W. (Robert William)
Contents: L'Envoi (1907) -- To the man of the high north -- Men that don't fit in -- Rhyme of the restless ones -- Younger son -- Three voices -- Call of the wild -- Song of the mouth-organ -- Trail of ninety-eight -- Land God forgot -- Ballad of the northern lights -- Comfort -- Ballad of Gum-Boot Ben -- Low-down white -- Man from Eldorado -- Reckoning -- Shooting of Dan McGrew -- Harpy -- Ballad of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Courage Books 2003
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 811.52 SERBackhouse, Frances.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Whitecap Books 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 971.91 BACMurphy, Claire Rudolf.
Summary: Contains profiles and photographs of twenty-three women who sought their fortunes in the Yukon and Alaska during the gold rush age of the late ninteenth and early twentieth century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alaska Northwest Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 971.91 MURSummary: The story centers on the friendship of two adventurers, Bill Haskell and Byron Epstein, as they travel North West during the Klondike Gold Rush. Along the way they must navigate harsh conditions, unpredictable weather and desperate, dangerous characters.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA KLOMeissner, David
Summary: Traces the true story of prospectors Stanley Pearce and Marshall Bond, who joined thousands of men along the dangerous Chilkoot and White Passes to seek their fortunes in the gold fields of Canada.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boyds Mills Pr 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 971.91 MEITerrell, Brandon
Summary: "Archie is traveling with his uncle Harold, a member of an entertainment revue hired by the renovated Dawson City Theatre, to perform for the Yukon gold rushers. While there, Harold befriends an older gentleman, Montgomery Wycroft, who is in the area panning for gold. Archie and his uncle opt to stay behind in Dawson City, joining Monty on his dangerous quest for gold, battling with both greedy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC TERDjanikian, Ariel
Summary: The middle daughter of struggling California fruit farmers, Alice Bush is accustomed to feeling inferior and destitute. When her elder sister's husband strikes a vein of gold in the Yukon Territory, Alice seizes control of her destiny by joining a wave of white settlers making the dangerous trek to the Klondike. By luck and circumstance Alice becomes tightly intertwined in her sister and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC DJALondon, Jack
Summary: "The story of Buck, the mixed breed who is stolen from a good life and thrust into the savage Klondike, is a thrilling adventure of survival in the wild"--Container.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Sound Room Publishers 2001
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC LONSummary: Hollywood legend Clark Gable stars in this soaring adaptation of the celebrated Jack London novel. Jack Thornton is a prospector who travels the Yukon in search of gold. When Jack buys Buck, a strong and loyal sled dog with part-wolf ancestry, their thrilling adventure through the Alaskan wilderness begins.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA CALSummary: Tom Bodett explores the trails that extended America's frontiers. He follows the footsteps and wagon ruts of rugged pioneers, dauntless homesteaders, reclusive mountain men, and stop-at-nothing gold hunters as they explored, settled, and worked the new land.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Questar 2002
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6 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.3 AME 1Call number: 917.3 AME 2
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Berton, Pierre
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1983
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 971.91 BERGreenwood, Barbara
Summary: "Two brothers head for the Klondike Gold Rush, hoping to strike it rich. Factual information, illustrations and photos follow each chapter of their personal story" Cf. Our choice, 2002.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2001
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC GreenKalman, Bobbie
Summary: Describes the lure of gold that drew both men and women west and discusses how they lived, the difficulties they faced, the impact of the gold rush on Native Americans, and more.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. Co. 1999
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 338.2741 KALBrouwer, Sigmund
Summary: "In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, Kevin makes a startling discovery that he hides from his abusive foster parents."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2022