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The Klondike Fever: The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush
The Klondike Fever The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush
Author: Pierre Berton
In 1897 a grimy steamer docked in Seattle and set into epic motion the incredible succession of events that Pierre Berton's exhilarating The Klondike Fever chronicles in all its splendid and astonishing folly. For the steamer Portland bore two tons of pure Klondike gold. And immediately, the stampede north to Alaska began. — Easily a...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780881841398
ISBN-10: 0881841390
Publication Date: 9/1985
Pages: 457
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Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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hardtack avatar reviewed The Klondike Fever: The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush on + 2686 more book reviews
It is very hard to review this book as it is so full of excesses that it seems almost unbelievable that such events really happened. So many times I wanted to say to the characters described in this book, "No! Don't do it that way."

In fact, I found the history to Klondike Gold Rush almost disturbing, which is probably why it took me so long to read it. I would read portions of a chapter and then put it down to pursue another book for awhile.

In fact, the author describes one character, who lived many years after the rush and had many adventures, saying that Hollywood would never make a movie about him as no one would ever believe it.

I guess that is the best description of the Klondike Gold Rush - no one would ever believe it.


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