Gold Rush in the Klondike: A Woman's Journey in 1898-1899
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (886 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 161035270X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Josephine Knowles was born in Buffalo Prairie, Illinois, in 1864. . Knowles died in Berkeley, California, in 1936, at the age of 71. She returned to San Francisco in the spring of 1899 and spent the rest of her life in the San Francisco Bay Area. She was the grandmother of noted psychologist Muriel James, who
Women's history and general American history collections alike, especially those strong in Gold Rush experience, will find hers a rare, important addition." California Bookwatch"An inherently fascinating and consistently compelling memoir enthusiastically and unreservedly recommended for community and academic library 19th Century American History and American Biography collections." Helen Dumont, MBR Bookwatch. Knowles brings an enlightening perspective to the vexing expedition to Canada's far north." David Fox, The Anchorage Press"Brings to life not just a bygone era, but the sentiments and daily experiences and dangers of the Gold Rush world. "Fascinating little memoir not only does Knowles relate the w
When Josephine Knowles left for the Klondike gold fields with her husband in 1898, she didn’t know she would be facing a constant battle with cold, disease, malnutrition, and the ever-present possibility of death. With quiet determination, she resolved to survive, to endure each fresh hardship without complaint, and to be of service to the community around her.“Gold Rush in the Klondike” is Knowles’s true story of her year in the Yukon territory, a revealing, never-before-published personal memoir of day-to-day life at the height of the Klondike Gold Rush. Amid all hardships, Knowles formed warm relationships with
This is the true story of my Great Grandmother I found the book fascinating, even though I had previously heard the story. This is the story of my Great Grandmother.. Five Stars jackie marshall A diary of an adventuresome woman living in old fashion times witha modern woman know-how.