Remarkable Yukon Women
The Yukon is a mythic place: the land is vast and wild, the climate harsh and uncompromising, the people...
more infoSourdough Stories
The Klondike Gold Rush attracted thousands of adventurers to Canada’s Yukon between 1897 and 1899. Some of...
more infoAlaska’s Wolf Man
Between 1915 and 1955 adventure-seeking Frank Glaser, a latter-day Far North Mountain Man, trekked across...
more infoThe Streets Were Paved With Gold
No gold rush in history could match the Klondike Rush of 1896-99 in the almost insane drive of people to conquer...
more infoMake it Pay
This is a detailed history of the largest wooden gold dredge in the world. It was constructed on Bonanza Creek...
more infoTalking at the Woodpile
In this humorous and refreshing collection of short stories, David Thompson reveals the charm and grit of life in...
more infoWolves of the Yukon
This is more than a book about Yukon wolves, although by reading it you will learn a lot about this intelligent,...
more infoThe Golden Trail
The Golden Trail is the story of the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896 by one of Canada’s best journalists. It was...
more infoPrisoners of the North
Canada’s master storyteller returns to the North to chronicle the extraordinary stories of five inspiring and...
more infoThe Floor of Heaven
It is the last decade of the 19th century. The Wild West has been tamed and its fierce, independent and often...
more infoGold Diggers-Striking It Rich in the Klondike
No event in our history is more legendary than the Yukon Gold Rush of 1896. With the discovery of rich gold...
more infoAlias Soapy Smith
This comprehensive biography of an extraordinary confidence man, gambler, and organizer of confidence men is set...
more infoSunken Klondike Gold
When the 240-foot SS Islander hit an iceberg in Alaska’s inside waters just twelve miles from Juneau, Capt....
more infoThe Klondike Stampede
This classic in Yukon gold rush literature was originally published in 1900 and has long been out of print. ...
more infoYukon River Steamboats
One of the north’s most prolific historians edits this collection of photos that tells the story of our...
more infoThe Saga of the Sourtoe
Captain Dick Stevenson’s account of his adventures with the Sourtoe. The original Sourtoe, a pickled human...
more infoHouse Calls by Dogsled
“People go north for a variety of reasons, some stay for a lifetime, while others can’t wait to leave...
more infoThe Mad Trapper
When it began, he was just another stranger without a name. When it ended, he was the most notorious criminal in...
more infoThe Great Klondike Gold Rush
The fourth and final book in the exciting Pierre Berton’s History for Young Canadians series is The Great...
more infoSoapy Smith
In 1897, the Klondike Gold Rush brought thousands of hopeful prospectors to the North. With them came many...
more infoGold Fever
In 1897, tens of thousands of would-be prospectors flooded into the Yukon in search of instant wealth during the...
more infoRebel Women of the Gold Rush
During the frenzied Klondike Gold Rush, many daring women ventured north to seek riches and adventure or to...
more infoGhosts of the Klondike
Join author Shirley Jonas as she explores eight tales of the supernatural on the Trail of ’98 from Skagway,...
more infoFrozen Gold
Early mining in the north depended upon primitive methods and equipment. How these were used and adapted to the...
more infoChildren of the Klondike
Attracting tens of thousands of men and women hoping to strike it rich, the Klondike gold rush brought with it...
more infoWomen of the Klondike
Women played a critical role during the gold rush, and this is the only book that brings to light the stories of...
more infoWings Over The Yukon
In his sixth aviation history book, author Bruce McAllister takes the reader on a photographic journey, tracing...
more infoThe Alaska Highway
Combine all of the guts and glory of war, the lure of some of the harshest yet most beautiful land on the planet...
more infothe Trail of ’42
Anyone who travels the Alaska Highway today for the first time would be hard put to imagine the hardships...
more infoSailor on Snowshoes
In 1897, a 21-year-old unemployed Californian named Jack London borrowed funds so he could make his fortune in...
more infoMartha Black
Martha was an independent 32-year old when she headed for the Klondike in 1898. She endured the grueling...
more infoHills of Silver
The Yukon is famous for its Klondike gold rush, but it was the site of another major mineral discovery in 1918...
more infoThe Klondike Quest
The most photographed event in North America during the 19th century. More than 10,000 images reside in public...
more infoChilkoot Trail Heritage Route to the Klondike
The ordeal of the Chilkoot Trail has ...
more infoThe Cinnamon Mine
A witty, brightly-written memoir of childhood in the Yukon, The Cinnamon Mine traces the adventures of the Porsild...
more infoHistory Hunting in the Yukon
A Yukon historian delves into the area’s exciting past to bring old stories to life. Conspiracies to overthrow...
more infoThe Illustrated Robert Service
This premier edition of classic Robert Service poetry is amply illustrated with turn-of-the century photos, many ...
more infoA Cheechako Goes to the Klondike
by C.W. Adams About 250 wooden steamboats operated ...
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