{"product_id":"gold-diggers-striking-it-rich-in-the-klondike-9781582437651","title":"Gold Diggers: Striking It Rich in the Klondike","description":"\u003cb\u003eExperience the \"fascinating, rich\"--and often harrowing--history of the Klondike Gold Rush through the stories of Jack London and 5 other men and women at a Canadian Yukon boomtown (\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSPIRATION FOR THE TV MINISERIES, \u003ci\u003eKLONDIKE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetween 1896 and 1899, thousands of people lured by gold braved a grueling journey into the remote wilderness of North America. Within two years, Dawson City, in the Canadian Yukon, grew from a mining camp of 400 to a raucous town of over 30,000 people. The stampede to the Klondike was the last great gold rush in history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScurvy, dysentery, frostbite, and starvation stalked all who dared to be in Dawson. And yet the possibilities attracted people from all walks of life--not only prospectors but also newspapermen, bankers, prostitutes, priests, and lawmen. \u003ci\u003eGold Diggers\u003c\/i\u003e follows 6 stampeders: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cb\u003eJack London\u003c\/b\u003e, who left without gold, but with the stories that would make him a legend\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eBill Haskell\u003c\/b\u003e, a farm boy who hungered for striking gold\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eFather Judge\u003c\/b\u003e, a Jesuit priest who aimed to save souls and lives\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eBelinda Mulrooney\u003c\/b\u003e, a 24-year-old who became the richest businesswoman in town\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eFlora Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e, a journalist who transformed the town's governance\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eSam Steele\u003c\/b\u003e, the officer who finally established order in the lawless town \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on letters, memoirs, newspaper articles, and stories, Charlotte Gray delivers an enthralling tale of the gold madness that swept through a continent and changed a landscape and its people forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlotte Gray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781582437651","brand":"Counterpoint LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46814523457673,"sku":"9781582437651","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_a302a09b-fc54-487e-abc4-d8b3d33157ca.jpg?v=1779826020","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/gold-diggers-striking-it-rich-in-the-klondike-9781582437651","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}