Call of the Klondike: A True Gold Rush Adventure

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Synopsis
As thousands head north in search of gold, Marshall Bond and Stanley Pearce join them, booking passage on a steamship bound for the Klondike goldfields. The journey is life threatening, but the two friends make it to Dawson City, in Canada, build a cabin, and meet Jack London--all the while searching for the ultimate reward: gold! A riveting, true, action-packed adventure, with their telegrams, diaries, and letters, as well as newspaper articles and photographs. An author's note, timeline, bibliography, and further resources encourage readers to dig deeper into the Gold Rush era.Call of the Klondike has been awarded the 2014 Golden Kite Award for Nonfiction.
Copyright:
2009

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781629797847
Publisher:
Boyds Mills Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
David Meissner, Kim Richardson
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Travel
Grade Levels:
Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
Reading Age:
9–18
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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