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BL
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1019030
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b773400
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| Main Entry
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Levi, Steven C.
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| Title & Author
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Boom and bust in the Alaska goldfields : : a multicultural adventure /\ Steven C. Levi.
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| Publication Statement
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Westport, Conn. :: Praeger,, 2008.
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1 online resource (x, 242 pages, 13 unnumbered pages of plates) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0313345457
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: 9780313345456
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0313345449
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9780313345449
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-234) and index.
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| Contents
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Preface; Chapter One: The Madness Begins; Chapter Two: Juneau; Chapter Three: The Rush North; Chapter Four: Booze and Bootlegging; Chapter Five: Skagway and Dyea; Chapter Six: The Valdez Stampede; Chapter Seven: The Kotzebue Rush; Photo essay follows page 88.; Chapter Eight: Nome; Chapter Nine: Women and Minorities; Chapter Ten: The Natives and the Argonauts; Chapter Eleven: The Fairbanks Boom; Chapter Twelve: Law and Order; Chapter Thirteen: The Fourth Estate; Chapter Fourteen: The End; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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| Abstract
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In this lively narrative, Steven C. Levi captures the color and the riches of the Alaska Gold Rush with legendary characters from E.T. Barnette, who founded his own city (Fairbanks), established his own bank (Washington Alaska), and then absconded with every dime in the vault to George Hinton Henry, the father of Alaska journalism, who was run out of every town where he tried to establish a newspaper.
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Adventure and adventurers-- Alaska-- History.
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Frontier and pioneer life-- Alaska.
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Gold miners-- Alaska-- History.
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Adventure and adventurers.
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Frontier and pioneer life.
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Gold miners.
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Gold mines and mining.
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HISTORY-- State Local-- General.
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Alaska, Gold discoveries.
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Alaska.
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| Dewey Classification
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979.8/03
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| LC Classification
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F909.L43 2008eb
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