All for the Greed of Gold
Will Woodin's Klondike Adventure
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2016
Washington State University Press (Verlag)
978-0-87422-335-4 (ISBN)
Washington State University Press (Verlag)
978-0-87422-335-4 (ISBN)
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When the steamship Cleveland left Seattle's docks on March 1, 1898, William Jay Woodin was on board, traveling with his father and several others. They were chasing the nineteenth century's last great gold rush, but instead of mining, they planned to earn their fortune by providing supplies.Enhanced with family photographs and skillfully edited, Will's writings--including diaries, a short story, and a delightfully candid 1910 memoir--record events, emotions, and reflections, as well as his youthful wonder at the beauty surrounding him. Unlike many stampeders, Will's party chose to take both the White Pass Trail and the Tutshi Trail, and his story offers a rare glimpse into ordeals suffered along this less common route.
Will's experiences also epitomize a mostly untold story of how working-class men endured a grueling Yukon journey. He was part of an emerging middle class who, with minimal formal education, left farm life to seek urban employment. Whether packing tons of goods on their own backs or building boats at the Windy Arm camp, Will brings to light the cooperation and camaraderie necessary for survival.
Will's experiences also epitomize a mostly untold story of how working-class men endured a grueling Yukon journey. He was part of an emerging middle class who, with minimal formal education, left farm life to seek urban employment. Whether packing tons of goods on their own backs or building boats at the Windy Arm camp, Will brings to light the cooperation and camaraderie necessary for survival.
Catherine Spude is a historian and archaeologist. Her book about the legend of Soapy Smith was a finalist for a Western Writers of America Spur Award. She has written popular history for magazines and newspapers as well as numerous journal articles.
Maps and Illustrations
Foreword by Sandra Bixby Dunn
Preface
Introduction
1. Seattle to Skagway
2. The White Pass Trail
3. The Tutshi Trail
4. Windy Arm Camp
5. Windy Arm to Little Salmon River
6. Little Salmon River Camp to Dawson
7. Dawson
8. Dawson to Seattle
Epilogues
Appendix A: Biographies of People Encountered on the Trail, on the River, and in the Camps
Appendix B: Supplies for the Klondike
Appendix C: The Woodin Party Costs and Profits
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 07.06.2016 |
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Verlagsort | Pullman, WA |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 476 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 0-87422-335-0 / 0874223350 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-87422-335-4 / 9780874223354 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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