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Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park publications currently available on-line

Ethnographic Publications

Thornton, Thomas F. with contributions by Deborah McBride, Saurabh Gupta, Carcross-Tagish First Nations, Chilkat Indian Village, Chilkoot Indian Association, and the Skagua Traditional Council. 2004. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Ethnographic Overview and Assessment. Anchorage, AK: National Park Service.

This book available on-line at:http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/klgo/ethnographic_overview.pdf

 

Historical Publications

Bearss, Edwin C. 1970. Proposed Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Historic Resource Study. Washington, D. C.: National Park Service.

This book available on-line at:http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/klgo/bearss.pdf

Blee, Catherine H., Robert L. Spude, and Paul C. Cloyd. 1983 Historic Structure Reports for Ten Buildings. Administrative, Physical History, and Analysis Sections, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Skagway, Alaska. Denver, CO: National Park Service.

This book available on-line at:http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/klgo/klondike_hsr.pdf

Johnson, Julie. 2003. A Wild Discouraging Mess: The History of the White Pass Unit of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. Anchorage, AK: National Park Service.

This book available on-line at: http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/klgo/klondike.pdf

Norris, Frank B. 1996. Legacy of the Gold Rush: An Administrative History of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. Anchorage, AK: National Park Service.

This book available on-line at:http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/klgo/adhi/adhi.htm

Spude, Robert L. 1983.Skagway, District of Alaska 1884-1912. Building the Gateway to the Klondike. Occasional Paper No. 36. Fairbanks, AK: University of Alaska, Cooperative Park Studies Unit (Reprint).

This book available on-line at:http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/klgo/skagway.pdf

 

museum exhibit at Klondike Gold Rush NHP showing a year's supply of food in bags, barrels and crates, a gold pan sits on top of the pile  

Did You Know?
The Canadian government required those going to the Klondike gold fields to bring a year's supply of food with them to avoid starvation during the long Yukon winter. Some of the recommended supplies included 400 pounds of flour, 200 pounds of bacon, and 100 pounds of beans!

Last Updated: April 25, 2008 at 18:09 EST