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Blum, Howard

The floor of heaven : a true tale of the last frontier and the Yukon gold rush / Howard Blum. - First edition - x, 420 pages , [8] pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 408-418).

Using primary source materials from three individuals around whom the narrative revolves, best-selling author Blum tells a story of the 1897 Klondike Gold Rush. Traces the experiences of 1890s prospector-turned-tycoon George Carmack, cowboy detective Charlie Siringo, and con man Soapy Smith to reveal how the opening of the "last frontier" in Alaska shaped America's national character.

ISBN: 9780307461728 (hbk.)

LCCN: 2010038230

Subjects--Personal Names:
Siringo, Charles A., 1855-1928
Smith, Jefferson Randolph, 1860-1898.
Carmack, George W. 1860-1922.
Siringo, Charles A., 1855-1928
Smith, Jefferson Randolph, 1860-1898.
Carmack, George W. 1860-1922.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Gold mines and mining--History--Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska)--19th century.
Gold mines and mining--History.--Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska)

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska)--Gold discoveries.
West (U.S.)--History--1860-1890.
Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska)--Biography.
West (U.S.)--Biography.
Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska)--Gold discoveries.
West (U.S.)--History--19th century.
Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska)--Biography.
West (U.S.)--Biography.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: F912.Y9 / B58 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 978/.02 978