Charlene Porsild

Gamblers and Dreamers

Women, Men, and Community in the Klondike

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Produktbeschreibung

A study of the experiences of the people who lived in Dawson City during the Klondike Gold Rush in the late 19th century. It examines four components of the community: native people; miners and labourers; prostitutes and entertainers; and the white-collar professional and mercantile sectors.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of British Columbia Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 153mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 372g
• ISBN-13: 9780774806510
• ISBN-10: 0774806516
• Artikelnr.: 22485759

Autorenporträt

Charlene Porsild was born in the Yukon and raised innorthern Alberta. She teaches Canadian and American History at theUniversity of Nebraska and is the editor of the Great PlainsQuarterly journal. She is a well known expert on the Klondike andhas appeared on PBS for the "Gold Fever" episode of TheAmerican Experience (aired in Canada on May 12, 1997).

Inhaltsangabe

Maps and Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Gamblers of a Hundred Hells and Dreamers from the Seven Seas
2. The Original Yukoners and the Klondike Gold Rush
3. The Thrill of the Chase: Miners and Other Labouring People inDawson
4. The Scarlet Ladder: Work and Social Life in Dawson'sUnderworld
5. 'Like Flocks of Migrating Geese': Social Workers andReligious Life in
the Klondike
6. Sterling Reputations and Golden Opportunities: The Professionaland
Business Sectors of Dawson
7. Women, Men, and Community in the Klondike
Appendix: Quantifying the Klondike
Notes
Bibliography
Index