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The brave women of the klondike.
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Author Jennifer Duncan an adventurous person herself, went to the Yukon a hundred years after the Klondike Gold Rush and lived in Dawson City, now a picturesque historical heritage town where the saloons and dancehalls replay the raucous social times of the 1890s gold rush.
Her book gives a real feel for the place and the remarkable women who grappled their way across the continent and north to the land of the midnight sun. They turned themselves into smart businesswomen and made fortunes without digging for gold.
A diligent researcher, Duncan casts a new light on who first discovered gold…
From Dorris' list on the adventurers of The Klondike Gold Rush.
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