Gold Fever
Incredible Tales of the Klondike Gold Rush
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing
- Initial publish date
- May 2009
- Category
- General, Pre-Confederation (to 1867), Adventurers & Explorers
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781894974691
- Publish Date
- May 2009
- List Price
- $9.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781926936215
- Publish Date
- Feb 2011
- List Price
- $7.99
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Description
In 1897, tens of thousands of would-be prospectors flooded into the Yukon in search of instant wealth during the Klondike Gold Rush. In this historical tale of mayhem and obsession, characters like prospectors George Carmack and Skookum Jim, Skagway gangster Soapy Smith and Mountie Sam Steele come to life. Enduring savage weather, unforgiving terrain, violence and starvation, a lucky few made their fortune, and some just as quickly lost it. The lure of the North is still irresistible in this exciting account of a fabled era of Canadian history.
About the author
British Columbia-born author Rich Mole has enjoyed an eclectic communications career, as a former broadcaster, a freelance journalist, and, for 20 years, the president of a successful Vancouver Island advertising agency. A lifelong fascination with history has fuelled his desire to write about the times and people of Canada's past. Rich now makes his home in Calgary, Alberta.
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