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The nature of gold : an environmental history of the Klondike gold rush / Kathryn Morse ; foreword by William Cronon.

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Morse, Kathryn Taylor
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2003.
Series:Weyerhaeuser environmental book.
Subjects:
Klondike River Valley (Yukon) > Gold discoveries.
Alaska > Gold discoveries.
Frontier and pioneer life > Yukon > Klondike River Valley.
Frontier and pioneer life > Alaska.
Klondike River Valley (Yukon) > Environmental conditions.
Alaska > Environmental conditions.
Gold mines and mining > Environmental aspects > Yukon > Klondike River Valley.
Gold mines and mining > Environmental aspects > Alaska.
Gold miners > Yukon > Klondike River Valley > History > 19th century.
Gold miners > Alaska > History > 19th century.
Ecology.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Gold miners.
Gold mines and mining.
Gold mines and mining > Environmental aspects.
Alaska.
Yukon > Klondike River Valley.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword by William Cronon
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: On the Chilkoot
  • 1 / The Culture of Gold
  • 2 / The Nature of the Journey
  • 3 / The Culture of the Journey
  • 4 / The Nature of Gold Mining
  • 5 / The Culture of Gold Mining
  • 6 / The Nature & Culture of Food
  • 7 / The Nature & Culture of Seattle
  • Conclusion: Nature, Culture, and Value
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index.

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