Castner, Brian

Summary: "A gripping and wholly original account of the epic human tragedy that was the great Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-1898"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 971.9 CAS

Gray, 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 --...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint 2010

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 971.9 GRA

Summary: 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 KLO

Murphy, 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alaska Northwest Books 1997

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 971.91 MUR

Backhouse, Frances.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Whitecap Books 1995

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 971.91 BAC

Meissner, 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Boyds Mills Pr 2013

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 971.91 MEI

Djanikian, 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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023

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Terrell, 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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2021

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC TER

Summary: 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 CAL

London, 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 LON

Summary: 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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Berton, Pierre

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1983

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 971.91 BER

Greenwood, 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 Green

Kalman, 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

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 338.2741 KAL

Brouwer, Sigmund

Summary: "In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, Kevin makes a startling discovery that he hides from his abusive foster parents."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2022

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BRO