TY  - BOOK
AU  - Blum,Howard
TI  - The floor of heaven: a true tale of the last frontier and the Yukon gold rush 
SN  - 9780307461728 (hbk.)
AV  - F912.Y9 B58 2011
U1  - 978/.02 22
CY  - New York
PB  - Crown Publishers
KW  - Siringo, Charles A.,
KW  - Smith, Jefferson Randolph,
KW  - Carmack, George W.
KW  - Gold mines and mining
KW  - History
KW  - Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska)
KW  - 19th century
KW  - sears
KW  - Gold discoveries
KW  - West (U.S.)
KW  - 1860-1890
KW  - Biography
KW  - Biographies
KW  - tlcgt
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 408-418)
N2  - 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
ER  -