Faith of Fools: A Journal of the Klondike Gold Rush
This dramatic journal and William Shape's accompanying photographs give a human dimension to the journey undertaken by vast hordes of prospectors who headed north during the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s. Here we learn just how difficult it was to carry thousands of pounds of supplies over Chilkoot Pass, build a flimsy boat to rocket down raging rivers and pull that same heavily laden boat upstream, and battle thick clouds of mosquitoes...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0874221609
ISBN13:9780874221602
Release Date:June 1998
Publisher:Washington State University Press
Length:136 Pages
Weight:1.18 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 9.0" x 10.5"
Customer Reviews
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I was floored by this book. It is diary of a group of men traveling to the yukon in search of gold. I was amazed at the things that they went through. In our relatively easy modren life, It is good to read about what extremes people would go through in the old days. To say that they had a rough journey would be an understatement. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to get a feel for what it must have been like to ber part of the gold rush in the Yukon territory.
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