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Two Years in the Klondike and Alaskan Gold-Fields; Personal Experiences and Adventures in the Wonderful Gold Regions of Alaska and the Klondike, with Observations of Travel and Exploration along the Yukon
by Haskell, William B
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About This Item
Hartford, Conn: Hartford Publishing Company, 1898. First Edition, 1st Printing. Very Good. [8.75x6.25in] xxxii, 33-558 pp., lacking map, 25 black and white images on coated paper; Dark brown blind stamped cloth covers with gilt lettering and designs on spine, blind stamp rules and illustration of miner tools, top edge trimmed; Minimal shelf wear, light rubbing to joints and edges, hinges loose, prior owner pencil on front end paper. [Kurutz 241, Arctic Biblio 6743, Tourville 1983, Smith 4145, Ricks p. 117, Falk 2478, Wickersham 4332] CS. From Kurutz, "... one of the finest accounts not only of the Alaska-Klondike excitement but of any gold rush. He describes his experiences and those of others in eloquent detail, and his narrative is punctuated by interviews and long quotations from other miners. The author concludes his observations and reflections on the historical impact of the Alaska-Klondike gold rush in California; comparisons with the Californian and Australian rushes; the interest of women in going to Alaska .... He advises that only the strong, well-supplied, an dwell-funded miner should go."
This book was from the library of the late Dr. G. Warren Smith of Pennsylvania. He had a long career as university professor and administrator, and was a collector of over 6,000 books, maps, illustrations, and artifacts relating to the Arctic, Alaska and Pacific Northwest.
This book was from the library of the late Dr. G. Warren Smith of Pennsylvania. He had a long career as university professor and administrator, and was a collector of over 6,000 books, maps, illustrations, and artifacts relating to the Arctic, Alaska and Pacific Northwest.
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- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14062
- Title
- Two Years in the Klondike and Alaskan Gold-Fields; Personal Experiences and Adventures in the Wonderful Gold Regions of Alaska and the Klondike, with Observations of Travel and Exploration along the Yukon
- Author
- Haskell, William B
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Hartford Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Hartford, Conn
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- GETMAN524
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About David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA is an online bookseller specializing in fine books, maps, publications, and ephemera related to Exploration, Adventure and World History with a focus on the Polar Regions, California and the American West. A particular interest is in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration from 1895 to 1920's. Other areas of interest are in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and a little bit of this and that.
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