Download Sterling Point Books: Stampede for Gold: The Story of the Klondike Rush AudioBook Free
The Klondike platinum rush, which happened between 1896 and 1899, was one of the strangest outbreaks of "gold fever" ever before to occur. With information of California's hurry still fresh in their intellects, thousands of men with get-rich-quick dreams hurried to stake out boasts in the Yukon. But they did not count on the murderous weather...or the severe pile passes that guarded the platinum.
Among those who was included with high expectations were author Pierre Berton's parents; here, he reveals vividly written, firsthand accounts of the gunfights, con men, avalanches, frostbite, and hunger people endured. It really is an incredible and memorable true report of superhuman difficulties, death-defying adventure, and lifelong friendships.
