The Alaska Gold Rush Letters and Photographs of Leroy S. Townsend 1898-1899 Tapa blanda - 1999

Juneau, Alaska: Klondike Research, 1999. First edition. Paperback. New. This book contains 33 letters by Leroy S. Townsend, a medical doctor from Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. He came north in 1898 to Valdez to enter Alaska via the Valdez Glacier along with 4,000 gold seekers. He brought a camera, and many of his photographs are published for the first time (59 photographs and illustrations in all). The book also contains an Introduction and Conclusion by Peggy Jean Townsend, a descendant of Dr. Townsend, an Historical Perspective by Alaska Historian Patricia Roppel, a Preface by Art Petersen, the General Editor, an Appendix of five parts, and a comprehensive Index. In the words of Alaska Historian Robert DeArmond, "A good piece of work and a real addition to the literature of this Klondike Centennial period." Dr. Townsend was quoted as follows in the "Seattle Post Intelligencer," July 7, 1899: "I consider the Valdez trail the worst trail in any country of which mining history makes mention,… Leer más

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castle peak, 1999 soft cover in fine condition. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine.

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