The floor of heaven : a true tale of the last frontier and the Yukon gold rush / Howard Blum.

By:

Blum, Howard [author.]

Material type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

Audience:

General

ISBN:

9780307461728 (hbk.)

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Biographies.

DDC classification:

978/.02 22
978 14

LOC classification:

F912.Y9 B58 2011

Summary: 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.Summary: 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.

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Books	Idaho Springs Public Library	ANF	978.02 BLU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	3ISPL00150947Z

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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.

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