The Klondike Gold Rush: Photographs from 1896-1899 [Paperback]

Graham Wilson (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1997

In 1889 the U.S. Steamer Thetis left the port of San Francisco and cruised the coast of Alaska. This epic journey was launched to rescue shipwrecked sailors and to assert U.S. sovereignty over the newly acquired territory. The result was some of the earliest photographs of Alaska ever made. The Thetis encountered Native peoples and Russian settlers, and had unbelievable adventures navigating through ice floes without getting trapped. This exciting collection of photographs is accompanied by a rich description by Robert Gordon Butler, who was aboard the Thetis for this unforgettable journey.

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Photos tell the true story of the gold rush's reality

The Can-Can girls were out and Mrs. Lowe's laundry was in.

That basically sums up the idea Graham Wilson had when he chose the period photographs for The Klondike Gold Rush: Photographs from 1896-1899.

After rushing supplies off Lynn Canal's tidal flats, climbing the 50-kilometer Chilkoot Trail several times and boating down the Yukon River, a miner still needed his laundry done. So the photo of Mrs. G.I. Lowe's laundry at Bonanza Creek (Mending free of Charge, Fortunes Told) more closely depicts the reality of the gold rush than the Can-Can dancers who now celebrate its centennial.

To create an image-driven story that begins in Skagway, climbs the Chilkoot pass and finishes at Dawson City was the goal for the fledgling Wolf Creek Books Inc.'s first book. -- Judith Isbella, Time Colonist, Victoria, BC

From the Publisher

The Klondike Gold Rush: Photographs from 1896-1899 is part of the 100th Anniversary Collection. This series includes The White Pass and Yukon Route Railway and the forthcoming book Paddlewheelers of Alaska and the Yukon.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Wolf Creek Books; 6th Edition edition (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0968195504
• ISBN-13: 978-0968195505
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #792,647 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars gold rush info, September 24, 2009

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This review is from: The Klondike Gold Rush: Photographs from 1896-1899 (Paperback)

We wanted more info on the Alaska Klondike Goldrush and this book was great. The photos were astounding and were worth at least 1000 words. I only wish the format were bigger so one could see even more detail in the pictures. Just what we needed to answer questions about the goldrush after we returned from an Alaska cruise. ND