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Klondike : The Last Great Gold Rush, 1896-1899

Klondike : The Last Great Gold Rush, 1896-1899 Paperback - 2001

by Berton, Pierre

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  • Title Klondike : The Last Great Gold Rush, 1896-1899
  • Author Berton, Pierre
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Revised
  • Condition Used - Acceptable
  • Pages 496
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Doubleday Canada, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2001
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0385658443I5N00
  • ISBN 9780385658447 / 0385658443
  • Weight 1.14 lbs (0.52 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.93 x 6 x 1.1 in (22.68 x 15.24 x 2.79 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code 971.91

From the publisher

Pierre Berton, Canada's most widely read historian, was born in the Yukon and educated at UBC. Author of forty-seven books, he has received three Governor General's awards for nonfiction, two Nellies for broadcasting, two National Newspaper awards, the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, and the National History Society's first award for "distinguished achievement in popularizing Canadian history." He holds eleven honorary degrees, is a member of the Newsman's Hall of Fame, and is a Companion of the Order of Canada.

First line

The Russians were the first on the river, in 1834, but they cared not a hoot for gold; no more than the natives who had given the river its name of Yukon, meaning "The Greatest."

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Media reviews

"A fascinating book of permanent value." —The Globe and Mail

"A comprehensive and absolutely first-rate history." —The New Yorker

"An epic account … fascinating and exciting." —The Observer, London

"Pierre Berton writes 24-carat gold." —The Edmonton Journal

About the author

Born in 1920 and raised in the Yukon, PIERRE BERTON worked in Klondike mining camps during his university years. He spent four years in the army, rising from private to captain/instructor at the Royal Military College in Kingston. He spent his early newspaper career in Vancouver, where at 21 he was the youngest city editor on any Canadian daily. He wrote columns for and was editor of Maclean's magazine, appeared on CBC's public affairs program "Close-Up" and was a permanent fixture on "Front Page Challenge" for 39 years. He was a columnist and editor for the Toronto Star and was a writer and host of a series of CBC programs. For his immense contribution to Canadian literature and history Berton has received a dozen honourary degrees, was a member of the Newsman's Hall of Fame, and was a Companion of the Order of Canada. Pierre Berton passed away in Toronto on November 30, 2004.