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Description edit
Between 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 four hundred to a raucous town of over thirty thousand people. The stampede to the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Bill Haskell: American prospector and adventurer
- Belinda Mulrooney: American entrepreneur who goes North to make her fortune
- Father Judge: Jesuit priest who ministers to the miners of Dawson City
- Jack London: Future famous writer who heads to the Klondike and leaves with a lifetime of writing material
- Flora Shaw: Times of London newspaper columnist who travels to Dawson City
- Sam Steele (Lion of the North): Head of the Northwest Mounted Police in Dawson City who tries to impose some law and order.
- Joe Ladue: Add a description of this character.
- Carmack
- Marie Steele
- William Ogilvie
- Carbonneau
- Lulu
- Monroe
- Gene Allen
- Sifton
- Alex Mcdonald
- Henderson
- Constantine
- Sadie
- Esther
- Joe Meeker
- Dan Mcgrew
- Tappan Adney
- Stevens
- Fred Wade
- Berton
- Hudson
- Harper
- Fred Thompson
- Dyea
- Doig
- George
- Frederick Coates Wade
- Sam Mcgee
- Henry
- Nova Scotian
- Doc Harvey
- Juneau
Setting & Locations edit
The Klondike
- Dawson City, Yukon, Canada
- Ottawa
- Yukon River
- Alaska
- Seattle
- San Francisco
- Fairview Hotel
- St. Michael
- Bonanza Creek
- Skagway
- North America
- United States
- Circle City
- New York City
- White Horse Rapids
- Britain
- Portland
- Montreal
- St. Mary’s Hospital
- Chicago
- Klondike River
- California
- Colorado
- Bennett Lake
- Monte Carlo
- Bering Sea
- Transvaal
- North-west Mounted Police
- White Pass
- Opera House
- South Africa
- Pacific
- Spain
- Vancouver
- Atlantic
- Bodega
- Winnipeg
- St. Ann
- Koyukuk
First Sentence edit
The wide river swept the little boat along in its silty current.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Charlotte Gray (Author)
Awards edit
- Ottawa Book Award (Finalist, 2011: English Non-fiction)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 971.91
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