The Klondike Stampede (Classic Reprint) [Paperback]

Tappan Adney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 17, 2010

THE KLONDIKE STAMPEDE
CHAPTER I
Arrival of Excelsior and Portland with Treasure and News nf Creat Strike -Excitement that Followed, ami the Stampede for Klondike
N the 16th of June, 1897, the steamer hxcclswr, of the Alaska Commercial Company, steamed into the harbor of San Francisco and came to her dock near the foot of Market Street. She had on board a number of prospectors who had wintered on the Yukon River. As they walked down the gangplank they staggered under a weight of valises, boxes, and bundles. That night the news went East over the wires, and the following morning the local papers* printed the news of the ar-
* The Examiner was practically "scooped " on the first story, giving it only a few lines; the dliro>iiele and ('all. perceiving its news value, served it in the most sensational manner. Tin-New York Herald printed the Ciill's story simultaneously. Mr. Hearst, of the New York Journal (and l:.xanii>ic>-), telegraphed San Francisco to know what was the matter, an

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Editorial Reviews

Review

Reprinting The Klondike Stampede was a good idea as it is the most readable and informative contemporary account of the Gold Rush excitement.
– Patricia Roppel, Journal of the West

In The Klondike Stampede, Tappan Adney brings the seasoned eye of an experienced and competent journalist to the task of recording an extraordinary event ... Adney did not succumb to the tendency toward overstatement and exaggeration that is so common among the Klondike accounts. Instead, he captured, vividly and convincingly, in words and images, one of the more remarkable events of the nineteenth century.
– Dan Davidson, The Whitehorse Star

With the approach of the centenary of the Klondike gold rush, this book deserves to be widely read.
– Julie Cruikshank, BC Studies --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 498 pages
• Publisher: Forgotten Books (April 17, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1440059942
• ISBN-13: 978-1440059940
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,335,515 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent details., February 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Klondike Stampede (Paperback)

I recommend first reading Pierre Berton's book about the Klondike Gold Rush to get an excellent and accurate overview of what happened.

Then read Tappan Adney's book to get lots of wonderful details about everything concerning the stampeder's life. Details such as how big his log cabin was, what was in it, how he lived, and so forth -- the interesting details of the gold rush and the stampeder's life. Also included are some of Adney's photos of the gold rush.

Gary Christenson

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Could Not Stop Reading, February 13, 2000

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Lawrence J. Gasaway (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Klondike Stampede (Paperback)

What a great book! I am anxious to read it a second and third time. I really felt like I had been in the Klondike during the stampede after reading this book. At the very least, I now have a second hand knowledge about the experiences that the sourdoughs went through.

1.0 out of 5 stars Worse than expected, July 9, 2011

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This review is from: The Klondike stampede (Paperback)

We ordered 2 of these as gifts, but returned them after deciding the print was too difficult to read and the pictures were, well, just smudges. M husband had taken a "look inside" before ordering, and thought it looked ok on line, but it is not. We have a copy of the republication of the book, and it has great pictures. Maybe if we didn't have the republished book, these reproductions would have been ok. But just can't live with these poor copies.