Author: The Chicago Record
Title: Klondike : The Chicago Record's Book for Gold Seekers
Description: Chicago, IL, The Chicago Record Co, 1897. Hardcover. Octavo, 8.3 in.; x 5.5 in. pp. 413, [5] (advertising). Profusely illustrated. Gray cloth-covered boards with yellow, black and white stamped title and klondike scene to front and back. Black title and fleurons to spine. Rubbing to extremities. Front hinge showing. Unmarked interior. "The Klondike Gold Rush of 1898 began in earnest within 18 months of a major gold strike on Bonanza Creek, a tributary of the Klondike River near Dawson City, Canada. Tens of thousands of prospectors from around the world streamed north to Alaska and the Yukon in a feverish search for fortune. Klondike: The Chicago Record's Book for Gold Seekers was rushed into print by the Chicago Record, an important daily newspaper, in 1897, to assist those heading for the gold fields. The preface states that in the book "every known practical and contemplated route to all the gold fields in the north is fully, comprehensively, and minutely described, with maps and tables of distances which are absolutely reliable. Everything which a gold seeker should know that can be placed in type is contained in this book." The volume is organized ..(in 25 chapters), which covers everything from where gold is found, routes to the Klondike, the international supply of gold, and life in Dawson City, to the history of Alaska, the policy of the Canadian government in the Yukon, the "model Indian town", and many other topics. As advertised in the preface, "The gold seeker may take this book with him as a guide. It also can be placed in the home library, for its pages have a distinct educational value." Klondike: The Chicago Record's Book for Gold Seekers contains an index and numerous maps and illustrations." (from Library of Congress). Good Plus .
Keywords: Alaska Gold Rush, Alaska Territory, Gold Mining, U.S. History
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Title: Klondike : The Chicago Record's Book for Gold Seekers
Description: Chicago, IL, The Chicago Record Co, 1897. Hardcover. Octavo, 8.3 in.; x 5.5 in. pp. 413, [5] (advertising). Profusely illustrated. Gray cloth-covered boards with yellow, black and white stamped title and klondike scene to front and back. Black title and fleurons to spine. Rubbing to extremities. Front hinge showing. Unmarked interior. "The Klondike Gold Rush of 1898 began in earnest within 18 months of a major gold strike on Bonanza Creek, a tributary of the Klondike River near Dawson City, Canada. Tens of thousands of prospectors from around the world streamed north to Alaska and the Yukon in a feverish search for fortune. Klondike: The Chicago Record's Book for Gold Seekers was rushed into print by the Chicago Record, an important daily newspaper, in 1897, to assist those heading for the gold fields. The preface states that in the book "every known practical and contemplated route to all the gold fields in the north is fully, comprehensively, and minutely described, with maps and tables of distances which are absolutely reliable. Everything which a gold seeker should know that can be placed in type is contained in this book." The volume is organized ..(in 25 chapters), which covers everything from where gold is found, routes to the Klondike, the international supply of gold, and life in Dawson City, to the history of Alaska, the policy of the Canadian government in the Yukon, the "model Indian town", and many other topics. As advertised in the preface, "The gold seeker may take this book with him as a guide. It also can be placed in the home library, for its pages have a distinct educational value." Klondike: The Chicago Record's Book for Gold Seekers contains an index and numerous maps and illustrations." (from Library of Congress). Good Plus .
Keywords: Alaska Gold Rush, Alaska Territory, Gold Mining, U.S. History
Price: US$ 35.00 Seller: Aardvark Books
- Book number: 86213
- Book number: 86213
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