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Towering glaciers, endless tundra, caribou and moose foraging through the forests, the seemingly endless Arctic winter nights—these are the images of the frozen North. When Alaska was America’s newest possession and the Yukon was unexplored and considered desolate wasteland, intrepid men and women headed north on voyages of exploration and discovery.
They found rivers clogged with spawning salmon, abundant game and wildlife, virgin timberland and fertile valleys. But it was a desolate life, far from the comforts and the conveniences of home. That changed soon enough with the discovery of gold. Gold fever struck fast and hot. They poured in by the thousands, desperately searching for the precious metal.
Even after the glow faded, some remained—the true pioneers who would mold a new way of life from the land and the seas. Here is their story.
Illustrated with original photographs and paintings, Tales of Alaska and the Yukon captures the spirit of the wild Northwest.
Synopsis
Illustrated with original photographs and drawings, this collection of turn-of-the-century tales brings the spirit of the wild Northwest to life.
Synopsis
Illustrated with original photographs and paintings, Tales of Alaska and the Yukon captures the spirit of the wild Northwest.
Table of Contents
Tales from the Klondike (1898) -- The great river of Alaska (1885) -- Eskimo whaling (1891) -- Huntinhg the big game of Alaska (1902) -- The Indian hunter of the far northwest (1902) -- Alaskan notes of a fly fisherman (1890) -- Among the Thlinkits in Alaska (1882) -- On the Fur Seal Islands (1890) -- Billions of treasure (1910) -- Cape Nome's wonderful placer mines (1899) -- The Klondike (1899) -- Alaska (1871) -- The Klondike output for 1900 -- The Alaska trip (1897) -- Moose hunting with the Tro-chu-tin (1900) -- An explorer-naturalist in the Arctic (1903) -- Hunting Alaskan white sheep with rifle and camera (1899) -- A woman's experience at Cape Nome (1900) -- Hunting sheep in western Alaska (1903) -- The fish of the Alaska coast (1908) -- Over the Chilkoot Pass to the Yukon (1896) -- From the coast to the golden klondike (1897) -- An ethnologist in the Arctic (1910) -- Finding a volcano and wiping a 16,000 foot mountain from the map of Alaska (1902) -- Matters in Alaska (1905) -- The sun-dog trail (1905) -- The sea horse (1881) -- The discovery of Glacier Bay (1895) -- Mount Saint Elias revisited (1892) -- Romances of the world's great mines : the Klondike (1903) -- A moose hunt on the Yukon, Alaska (1896) -- A summer tour of Alaska (1894) -- The development of Nome, Alaska (1905) -- A railway to the Klondike (1899) -- The orphan of Sourdough City (1909) -- The caribou of British Columbia and Alaska (1902).