The Klondike Fever: The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush
by Berton, Pierre
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed.. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth binding. Photo endpapers. viii, 457, xix. Index, maps, bibliography. "This thrilling story is at once first-rate history and first-rate entertainment. Some of the anecdotes of the last great gold rush have been told by others, but Pierre Berton is the first to distill the Klondike experience into a single, complete, coherent, and immensely dramatic narrative." (from front jacket flap). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
Synopsis
Narrates the events that preceded the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897, the growth and decline of Dawson, and the fates of some of the tens of thousands of adventurers who left their homes in search of fortune.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52911
- Title
- The Klondike Fever: The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush
- Author
- Berton, Pierre
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1958
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Klondike, GOLD Rush
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Adventure; Alaska and the Arctic;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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