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Monday, September 24, 2012

Gold Diggers


Want to read a good book on the Yukon Gold Rush of 1897-8 ??  Gold Diggers by Charlotte Gray.


"This is the story of the Gold Rush through the intimate lives of six extraordinary people: the saintly priest Father Judge; the feisty entrepreneur Belinda Mulrooney; the struggling writer Jack London; the imperious British journalist Flora Shaw; the legendary Sam Steele of the Mounties; and the prospector William Haskell. Brilliantly interweaving their stories, Gray creates a fascinating panorama of a frontier town where desperados, saloon keepers, gamblers, dance hall girls, churchmen and law-makers were thrown together in a volatile time."

That from Amazon.com and a good summary of how the book was written.  A very enjoyable book.

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