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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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This is the go-to book to learn about the Klondike Gold Rush. Tappan Adney was a journalist sent by a magazine to chronicle what was going on, and he did a good job. In 1897, he took a steamship to Skagway, then made the long trek into Canada over Chilkoot Pass, to Dawson, and on to the Klondike River. Because Adney was a trained newswriter, it doesn’t have quite the warmth of a personal diary, but there’s all kinds of good stuff. Especially, detailed descriptions of the hard journey on foot, daily disillusionment of the average stampeder, descriptions of gold…
From Mark's list on the Old West from people who lived in the Old West.
New York journalist Tappan Adney travelled to the Klondike with the first wave of stampeders in 1897 and spent 16 months there. His subsequent book, published in 1900, is one of the best firsthand accounts of the gold rush, filled with factual details, revealing anecdotes, and Adney’s own photographs and sketches. The 1994 UBC Press re-issue of The Klondike Stampede includes an introduction by historian Ken Coates, which provides valuable context for modern readers.
From Frances' list on the Klondike Gold Rush.
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