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Gold Fever!: The True Stories of Northern Pioneers
Contributor(s): Kluane (Author)
ISBN: 1497406633     ISBN-13: 9781497406636
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
OUR PRICE:   $13.29  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: September 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Travel | Canada - Western Provinces (ab, Bc)
- Travel | Polar Regions
Physical Information: 0.55" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (1.00 lbs) 262 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Canadian
- Geographic Orientation - British Columbia
- Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic
 
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Publisher Description:
Gold Fever by Kluane Spake

Gold Fever is one of the really Great Arctic Adventure Stories It is the riveting (and true) arctic, action filled stories with never before seen photos of Northern History, Alaska, Squaw Creek, Haines, and Kluane Lake

Now an old Sourdough, Austin tells about his first trip to Squaw Creek in 1932, when he was 19. He went there to mine gold with his famous gold-mining aunt, Frances Muncaster This is about the real arctic pioneers -- Did you know Wyat Earp and Jack London were up in Nome? Along with Jack Dalton who owned the Dalton Trail.

Learn about he Gold Rush in Nome and Porcupine? Read how the early settlers searched for the American Dream. Enjoy photos of panoramic views of uncharted lands. Ride sleds pulled by your favorite dog teams alone in the -50 degree North.

Their gold mine was near the Yukon, and BC border at what was known as the "Golden Triangle."

In winters, Austin drove dog teams through the wilderness passageways to delivered mail to Kluane Lake. On that trail, he met many of the daring prospecting heroes who settled the North.

Gold Fever tells about sled dog transportation and the rugged Alaska pioneers who challenged the arctic and raced dog sleds across the uncharted wilderness of the North.

This is a story about the Alaska Goldrush and gold mining Many of these gold mines that are now still being prospected -- including Porcupine Creek

The challenging memories of the Alaskan gold rush, and prospecting for gold in the camp of Silver at Kluane Lake. Squaw Creek. Candle gold rush. Nome gold rush. Yukon. British Columbia.

Aso here are the memories and original photos of Frances Noyes the daughter in law of Judge Noyes in Nome and wife of Tom Noyes. She later became Frances Muncastor wife of Bill Muncastor.

Written by Austin's daughter, Dr. Kluane Spake

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