Women of the Klondike - Brossura

Backhouse, Frances

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1552854078 ISBN 13: 9781552854075

Casa editrice: Whitecap Books Ltd, 1996

Riassunto

Women played a critical role during the gold rush, and this is the only book that brings to light the stories of these diverse women. Backhouse delves into the lives of women-entrepreneurs, nuns, doctors, nurses, journalists, and dancehall entertainers among them-who were caught up in the gold rush and lived amazing lives. Through letters, journals, newspaper accounts, and personal interviews, Backhouse explores all of their untold stories.Some were reckless dreamers who headed north alone. Others were looking for fortunes, or husbands. Still others went to the Klondike to gain professional recognition. Many women found that conditions were vastly worse than they had expected-Lillian Oliver noted that scarcely a day passed during her trip to Dawson when she did not see a wooden cross marking the grave of a fellow traveller. Other women found success in the Klondike-Mrs. John N. Horne struck gold and commissioned a gold washboard broach in honour of the profession that had once supported her.

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When Frances Backhouse began her freelance writing career in 1984, she drew on her training as a biologist and experience as an interpretive naturalist to write about nature and the environment. Later she realized writing would also allow her to indulge her passion for history. In addition to articles about women Klondikers published in The Beaver and Up Here, her magazine credits include Canadian Gardneing, Canadian Geographic, Equinox, Harrowsmith, and Nature Canada. Frances lives in Victoria, British Columbia.

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• Editore: Whitecap Books Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1552854078
• ISBN 13: 9781552854075
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile