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The floor of heaven : a true tale of the last frontier and the Yukon gold rush / Howard Blum.

Blum, Howard. (Author).

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It is the last decade of the nineteenth century. The Wild West has been tamed, and its fierce, independent, and often violent larger-than-life figures - gun-toting wanderers, trappers, prospectors, Indian fighters, cowboys, and lawmen - are now victims of their own success. They are heroes who have outlived their usefulness. But then gold is discovered in Alaska and the adjacent Canadian Klondike. A new frontier suddenly looms - a giddy mix of greed and lust for adventure, ignites a stampede. Joining this throng are three unforgettable men and a true-life tale that rivets from the first page.

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  • ISBN: 9780307461728
  • ISBN: 0307461726
  • Physical Description: x, 420 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers, [2011]

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 408-418).

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Subject:
Siringo, Charles A., 1855-1928.
Smith, Jefferson Randolph, 1860-1898.
Carmack, George W. (George Washington), 1860-1922.
Gold mines and mining > Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) > History > 19th century.
Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) > Gold discoveries.
West (U.S.) > History > 1860-1890.
Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) > Biography.
West (U.S.) > Biography.
Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska)
West (U.S.) > History.
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