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PublisherHarbour Publishing Company, The Limited

ISBN-101550178873

ISBN-139781550178876

eBay Product ID (ePID)19038764756

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Book TitleKlondike Gold Rush Steamers : a History of Yukon River Steam Navigation

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicNavigation, Canada / Post-Confederation (1867-), Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Ships & Shipbuilding / General, Ships & Shipbuilding / Pictorial

Publication Year2019

IllustratorYes

GenreTransportation, History

AuthorRobert D. Turner

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight67.3 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width11 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2021-301446

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Dewey Edition23

ReviewsRobert Turner, in my view the best maritime historian in the country, has provided the Yukon and all of Canada with a remarkable memorial of its river-centred history in The Klondike Gold Rush Steamers: A History of Yukon River Steam Navigation . This extensively illustrated and beautifully presented volume provides an extended narrative history of the history of steamers in the Far Northwest...It is one of the finest, most thorough, and most comprehensive books ever written on riverboats in Canada. Scholars of regional transportation are indebted to Robert Turner for this exceptional and detailed work.

Dewey Decimal386/.22436

SynopsisThe great Klondike Gold Rush began in 1896 and within two years, thousands of prospectors, speculators and people from countless walks of life descended on the Klondike from far and wide, seeking their fortunes. Sternwheeled steamboats were essential modes of transportation for many of those who made the onerous journey in search of riches and adventure. Some miners came by steamer all the way up the Yukon River through Alaska from St. Michael. Others climbed the famed Chilkoot Pass or White Pass to the headwaters of the Yukon and took a steamer downstream to the Klondike. From Dawson City and the Klondike in the Yukon, then on to Nome and Fairbanks in Alaska, the gold rush stampede came and--almost as quickly--faded away. Skilled officers and crews made these robust frontier boats the lifeblood of the Klondike and Alaskan gold rushes. Over 250 steamboats ran on the Yukon River and its tributaries. After the rushes, most were part of the fleets of the White Pass & Yukon Route or the Alaska Railroad and they carried hundreds of tourists and many tons of wartime supplies. The last ones were retired in the mid-1950s. Many were wrecked, while others were simply abandoned and left to rot away. Only the Klondike, Keno and Nenana have been preserved as reminders of those exciting and legendary times. This book tells the dramatic story of these amazing steamboats, the people who built and ran them and the services they provided to a vast, lonely, sometimes frenzied and always challenging frontier. Based on countless hours of field and archival research and packed with over six hundred outstanding photographs, this book presents the fascinating history of the Yukon River's steamers from the pioneer days of the fur trade to the 1950s., The great Klondike Gold Rush began in 1896 and within two years, thousands of prospectors, speculators and people from countless walks of life descended on the Klondike from far and wide, seeking their fortunes. Sternwheeled steamboats were essential modes of transportation for many of those who made the onerous journey in search of riches and adventure. Some miners came by steamer all the way up the Yukon River through Alaska from St. Michael. Others climbed the famed Chilkoot Pass or White Pass to the headwaters of the Yukon and took a steamer downstream to the Klondike. From Dawson City and the Klondike in the Yukon, then on to Nome and Fairbanks in Alaska, the gold rush stampede came and--almost as quickly--faded away. Skilled officers and crews made these robust frontier boats the lifeblood of the Klondike and Alaskan gold rushes. Over 250 steamboats ran on the Yukon River and its tributaries. After the rushes, most were part of the fleets of the White Pass & Yukon Route or the Alaska Railroad and they carried hundreds of tourists and many tons of wartime supplies. The last ones were retired in the mid-1950s. Many were wrecked, while others were simply abandoned and left to rot away. Only the Klondike , Keno and Nenana have been preserved as reminders of those exciting and legendary times. This book tells the dramatic story of these amazing steamboats, the people who built and ran them and the services they provided to a vast, lonely, sometimes frenzied and always challenging frontier. Based on countless hours of field and archival research and packed with over six hundred outstanding photographs, this book presents the fascinating history of the Yukon River's steamers from the pioneer days of the fur trade to the 1950s., Handsome coffee-table book featuring over 600 photographsTurner is an award-winning author of 18 books who has been writing about transportation history for over four decadesAwards include Canadian Railroad Historical Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, American Association for State and Local History's Award of Merit and a Certificate of Honour from the British Columbia Historical FederationTurner is a curator emeritus at the Royal British Columbia Museum and has previously worked for the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Canadian Parks Service, the City of Vancouver, the Prince George Railway and Forestry Museum, the Dawson City Museum and the City of Nelson

LC Classification NumberHE635.Z7Y857 2019

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