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Klondike Stampede Bp
Tappan Adney
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Description for Klondike Stampede Bp
Paperback. This classic in Yukon gold rush literature was originally published in 1900 and has long been out of print. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLL; KNAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 35. Weight in Grams: 553.
This classic in Yukon gold rush literature was originally published in 1900 and has long been out of print. Tappan Adney, a New York journalist, was dispatched to the Yukon in 1897, at the height of the gold fever, to “furnish news and pictures of the new gold fields.” The pages contain excellent descriptions of the people, places, events, and experiences of the Klondike stampede. Adney was not only a good writer, he was also an accomplished photographer, and there are over 150 photographs and drawings in the text, adding an important visual dimension to the book.
This classic in Yukon gold rush literature was originally published in 1900 and has long been out of print. Tappan Adney, a New York journalist, was dispatched to the Yukon in 1897, at the height of the gold fever, to “furnish news and pictures of the new gold fields.” The pages contain excellent descriptions of the people, places, events, and experiences of the Klondike stampede. Adney was not only a good writer, he was also an accomplished photographer, and there are over 150 photographs and drawings in the text, adding an important visual dimension to the book.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774804905
SKU
V9780774804905
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Tappan Adney
Tappan Adney was born in Athens, Ohio, in 1868. He spent sixteen months in the Klondike, living and travelling with the stampeders. He returned to the north in 1900 to cover the Nome, Alaska, gold rush. He later moved to Woodstock, New Brunswick, where he died in 1950.
Reviews for Klondike Stampede Bp
In The Klondike Stampede, Tappan Adney brings the seasoned eye of an experienced and competent journalist to the task of recording an extraordinary event ... Adney did not succumb to the tendency toward overstatement and exaggeration that is so common among the Klondike accounts. Instead, he captured, vividly and convincingly, in words and images, one of the more remarkable events ... Read more