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Author Porsild, Charlene L., 1965-

Title Gamblers and dreamers : women, men, and community in the Klondike / Charlene L. Porsild
Published Vancouver, B.C. : UBC Press, ©1998

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 250 pages) : illustrations
Contents Contents -- Illustrations, Maps, and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Gamblers of a Hundred Hells and Dreamers from the Seven Seas -- 2 The Original Yukoners and the Klondike Gold Rush -- 3 The Thrill of the Chase: Miners and Other Labouring People in Dawson -- 4 The Scarlet Ladder: Work and Social Life in Dawson's Underworld -- 5 'Like Flocks of Migrating Geese': Social Work and Religious Life in the Klondike -- 6 Sterling Reputations and Golden Opportunities: The Professional and Business Sectors of Dawson -- 7 Women, Men, and Community in the Klondike
Appendix: Quantifying the KlondikeNotes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-243) and index
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Subject HISTORY -- Canada -- General.
Gold mines and mining
Population
SUBJECT Klondike River Valley (Yukon) -- Gold discoveries. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85072653
Dawson (Yukon) -- History
Yukon -- Population -- History
Yukon -- History
Subject Yukon
Yukon -- Dawson
Yukon -- Klondike River Valley
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0585333351
9780585333359
9780774806510
0774806516