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Accurate account of Klondike Gold Rush turns mythology on its head
By David A. James
Alaska Dispatch News, Anchorage
Sunday, March 12, 2017
"All for the Greed of Gold: Will Woodin's Klondike Adventure." Edited by Catherine Holder Spude; Washington State University Press; 2016; 294 pages; $27.95
Nothing in northern history is as heavily romanticized as the Klondike Gold Rush. The era has been mythologized as the last great leap in westward expansion, when thousands flooded north and a culture of greed, gambling, and gunplay swept over the Last Frontier.
The popular narrative makes for good novels and movies, but apart from the exploits of Soapy Smith, it didn't happen that way. As we learn from "All for the Greed of Gold," a recently published firsthand account of life on the trail to Dawson City in 1898, what mostly transpired was a lot of hard work. It's not the stuff of Hollywood productions, but it's actually fascinating for what it tells us about the people who went and what their experiences required of them. ...
... For the remainder of the report:
https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/we-alaskans/2017/03/12/accurate-account-...
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against worldwide gold and silver rigging
A British law firm, Leon Kaye Solicitors, with offices in London, Portugal, and Spain, is contemplating bringing a class-action lawsuit under the United Kingdom's Competition Act against financial institutions suspected or already accused of manipulating the gold and silver markets. The firm is seeking contact with investors who believe they may have been harmed by such manipulation. Any investor worldwide may be able to participate.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.leonkaye.co.uk/class-actions/possible-manipulation-gold-silve...
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