The Nature of Gold

An Environmental History of the Klondike Gold Rush

• Author(s): Kathryn Taylor Morse,
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Pages: 290
• ISBN_10: 0295983299
  ISBN_13: 9780295983295
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Canada / Post-Confederation (1867-) , History / Canada / Provincial, Territorial & Local / Northern Territories (NT, NU, YT) , History / United States / General , History / United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (OR, WA) , History / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) , History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies) , History / Historical Geography , Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection , Technology & Engineering / Mining ,

Description:... In 1896, a small group of prospectors discovered a stunningly rich pocket of gold at the confluence of the Klondike and Yukon rivers, and in the following two years thousands of individuals traveled to the area, hoping to find wealth in a rugged and challenging setting. Ever since that time, the Klondike Gold Rush - especially as portrayed in photographs of long lines of gold seekers marching up Chilkoot Pass - has had a hold on the popular imagination.