{"product_id":"9781582437651","title":"Gold Diggers: Striking It Rich in the Klondike","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eGray, Charlotte\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCounterpoint\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\/23\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eExperience the “fascinating, rich”—and often harrowing—history of the Klondike Gold Rush through the stories of Jack London and 5 other men and women at a Canadian Yukon boomtown (\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSPIRATION FOR THE TV MINISERIES, \u003ci\u003eKLONDIKE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetween 1896 and 1899, thousands of people lured by gold braved a grueling journey into the remote wilderness of North America. Within two years, Dawson City, in the Canadian Yukon, grew from a mining camp of 400 to a raucous town of over 30,000 people. The stampede to the Klondike was the last great gold rush in history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScurvy, dysentery, frostbite, and starvation stalked all who dared to be in Dawson. And yet the possibilities attracted people from all walks of life—not only prospectors but also newspapermen, bankers, prostitutes, priests, and lawmen. \u003ci\u003eGold Diggers\u003c\/i\u003e follows 6 stampeders:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eJack London\u003c\/b\u003e, who left without gold, but with the stories that would make him a legend\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eBill Haskell\u003c\/b\u003e, a farm boy who hungered for striking gold\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eFather Judge\u003c\/b\u003e, a Jesuit priest who aimed to save souls and lives\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eBelinda Mulrooney\u003c\/b\u003e, a 24–year–old who became the richest businesswoman in town\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eFlora Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e, a journalist who transformed the town’s governance\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eSam Steele\u003c\/b\u003e, the officer who finally established order in the lawless town\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on letters, memoirs, newspaper articles, and stories, Charlotte Gray delivers an enthralling tale of the gold madness that swept through a continent and changed a landscape and its people forever.","brand":"Counterpoint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44215507353855,"sku":"9781582437651","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781582437651_s600x595.jpg?v=1775585654","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781582437651","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}