{"product_id":"gold-diggers-striking-it-rich-in-the-klondike-paperback","title":"Gold Diggers: Striking It Rich in the Klondike - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharlotte Gray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExperience the \"fascinating, rich\"--and often harrowing--history of the Klondike Gold Rush through the stories of Jack London and 5 other men and women at a Canadian Yukon boomtown (\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSPIRATION FOR THE TV MINISERIES, \u003ci\u003eKLONDIKE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetween 1896 and 1899, thousands of people lured by gold braved a grueling journey into the remote wilderness of North America. Within two years, Dawson City, in the Canadian Yukon, grew from a mining camp of 400 to a raucous town of over 30,000 people. The stampede to the Klondike was the last great gold rush in history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScurvy, dysentery, frostbite, and starvation stalked all who dared to be in Dawson. And yet the possibilities attracted people from all walks of life--not only prospectors but also newspapermen, bankers, prostitutes, priests, and lawmen. \u003ci\u003eGold Diggers\u003c\/i\u003e follows 6 stampeders: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cb\u003eJack London\u003c\/b\u003e, who left without gold, but with the stories that would make him a legend\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eBill Haskell\u003c\/b\u003e, a farm boy who hungered for striking gold\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eFather Judge\u003c\/b\u003e, a Jesuit priest who aimed to save souls and lives\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eBelinda Mulrooney\u003c\/b\u003e, a 24-year-old who became the richest businesswoman in town\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eFlora Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e, a journalist who transformed the town's governance\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eSam Steele\u003c\/b\u003e, the officer who finally established order in the lawless town \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on letters, memoirs, newspaper articles, and stories, Charlotte Gray delivers an enthralling tale of the gold madness that swept through a continent and changed a landscape and its people forever.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlotte Gray\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several award-winning works of nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eSisters in the Wilderness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eReluctant Genius: The Passionate and Inventive Mind of Alexander Graham Bell\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Ottawa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53464389255475,"sku":"9781582437651","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/h3EQH8qDAy9781582437651.webp?v=1781503159","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/gold-diggers-striking-it-rich-in-the-klondike-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}