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An Alaskan adventure : a story of finding gold in the far North from 1893-1903
Record details
- ISBN: 9781594338434
- ISBN: 1594338434
- ISBN: 1594338086
- ISBN: 9781594338083
- Physical Description: 192 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
- Edition: Second edition.
- Publisher: Anchorage, Alaska : Publication Consultants, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Biographical sketch of James Currier -- Foreword -- Apples of gold --The Inland Passage -- The Chilkoot Trail -- The chain of lakes -- A chilling raft ride -- Waiting for the ice to break -- The Yukon voyage -- Forty Mile and Fort Cudahay -- Our scow trip to Circle City -- Circle City -- Jacobi -- Potlatch -- The ice worm tale -- A moose hunt on the Yukon -- #39 mastodon -- We clean up our first gold -- Stampede! -- I make a trip to Circle City -- Drift mining -- Christmas potlatch -- We sell our claim -- A year at home : River Falls -- Experiences with our steamboat -- We establish Fort Independence -- A busy year -- Visitors from the Jenny M -- Census year -- Off to Nome! -- Dawson -- George and I take a pack trip -- Dominion #7 Above, Lower Creek -- Gold-filled mammoth teeth -- We weather a labor strike -- I return home. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | n-us-ak Currier, Fred J 1860-1935 Gold mines and mining Alaska Frontier and pioneer life Alaska Biography Gold mines and mining Alaska Gold discoveries Alaska d1893 d1903 |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Library.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Public Library. (Show preferred library)
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Public Library | AK B CURRIER (Text) | 000149315 | Alaskana -- Biography | Available | - |