Gold was discovered in the Klondike in August 16, 1896.When news of the discovery arrived in Seattle and San Francisco the following year it triggered one of the largest gold rushes in the history of North America. Tappan Adney, a young writer and photographer who worked for Harper's Weekly, set out on a journey to uncover and record what it was like in the Klondike stampede. This book is a fascinating portrayal of adventurers and prospectors who...

A magnificent Alaskan dog who leads his team to victory in the National Open Sled Dog Race, Kavik is bought by wealthy, unscrupulous businessman George Hunter, but his plane crashes en route to Seattle. Twelve-year-old Andy finds the badly wounded Kavik in the woods, nurses him back to health when no one believes he will survive, and loves the once proud dog, who is left fearful and cowardly by the accident. Hearing of Kavik's amazing recovery, Hunter...

Jack Flagg, the youngest member of a formerly prominent now penniless family, decides to leave Boston for the California Gold Rush, pursued by the family butler, who is determined to look out for him.

"An English socialite finds more treasure than expected in gold country ... Journey now to San Francisco, California, where gold fever has infected everyone and treasure hunting is a way of life in 1853"--

"A gripping and wholly original account of the epic human tragedy that was the great Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-1898"--