Chilkoot Trail: Heritage Route to the Klondike

by David Neufeld and Frank Norris

Book Overview

No aspect of this harrowing journey was more difficult--or deadly--than the trek over the Chilkoot Trail: a fifty-three kilometre journey over the coastal mountains from the tidewaters of Alaska,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0969461291
• ISBN13: 9780969461296
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Harbour Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

A Facsinating story about the gold rush

If you want to learn about the gold rush and have fun doing it, read The chilkoot trail.This book, by Dave Neufeld and Frank Norris, will allow you to explore the facts about the gold rush, including the affect it had on the first nations of the yukon and women, whether they are wives of miners or Yukoners. Once you start this book, you won;t be able to put it down.You'll read about the 1896 Gold rush and the miners, each wanting their share of gold, the trail they had to pass to get there for not only was it a long and tiring steep trail, it was also a test of courage, a battle each miner had to fight before reaching their goal: gold. This is a great book for any adult, whether you're fro the Yukon, going to the Yukon or just wanting to read a great book. It's wonderful book to be used for reasearch.