{"product_id":"2940170604944","title":"The Klondike Stampede","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGold was discovered in the Klondike in August 16, 1896.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen news of the discovery arrived in Seattle and San Francisco the following year it triggered one of the largest gold rushes in the history of North America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTappan Adney, a young writer and photographer who worked for \u003ci\u003eHarper's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, set out on a journey to uncover and record what it was like in the Klondike stampede.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a fascinating portrayal of adventurers and prospectors who descended on the Yukon during this extraordinary event in the late nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdney explains in vivid detail the treacherous route that these gold-hunters were forced to make in order to make it to the Yukon. The White and Chilkoot Passes were fatal for many who attempted to get through them with poor equipment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe stayed in Dawson, where the gold rush was centered, from October 2nd through to September 16th the following year. While there he interviewed men and women who hoped to make their fortune, observed the community that had seemingly sprung up overnight and records in detail how the prospectors searched for gold.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47105101136112,"sku":"2940170604944","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170604944_p0.jpg?v=1763713916","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170604944","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}