The Klondike Fever; the Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush
by Berton, Pierre (1920-2004)
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- Hardcover
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
New York: Knopf, 1959. Third Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 457 pages; Description: 457 p. Illus. 22 cm. Includes bibliography. Subjects: Klondike River Valley (Yukon) --Gold discoveries
Synopsis
Narrates the events that preceded the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897, the growth and decline of Dawson, and the fates of some of the tens of thousands of adventurers who left their homes in search of fortune.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 157382
- Title
- The Klondike Fever; the Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush
- Author
- Berton, Pierre (1920-2004)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Publisher
- New York: Knopf
- Date Published
- 1959
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