At that time a land bridge extended from siberia to eastern alaska, and migrants followed herds of animals across it. In the 18th century, russian explorers began trade with the first nations people along the alaskan coast, beginning the establishment of trade relations throughout the region. At yukon books we carry a wide selection of books about the people and territory of northern canada. We have an extensive collection of books over 50,000 spanning a variety of subjects, both fiction and nonfiction, including children s books. While the klondike gold rush is one of the most widely known events in canadian history, particularly outside canada, the rest of the yukon s long and diverse history attracts little attention. At the same time, there has been an influx of newcomers to the territory who want to learn more about yukon s indigenous peoples and their cultures. Wellread books the yukons best and only used bookstore. Texans would bring herds of long horned cattle from the ranges of.
The alaskayukon gold rush, a time at the turn of the century, when the gold camps were booming and the dust flowed like wine. The book is about so much more than the state itself. Its history of human habitation dates back to the ice age, and the original inhabitants are believed to have arrived over 20,000 years ago by migrating over the land bridge from asia. Yukon, territory of northwestern canada, an area of rugged mountains and high plateaus. The following is an excerpt from my 2018 book legends of the nahanni valley a nonfiction which explores the history and folklore surrounding nahanni national park, one of the most mysterious regions in all of canada. A strike of coarse gold on the fortymile river draws attention away from other areas 1887. Reaching the top of canada yukon s kluane national park and reserve. This northern canadian territory s history is marked by what is often regarded as the world s greatest gold rush it is believed that ancestors of the amerindians crossed a bridge over the bering sea from asia approximately 10,000 to 25,000 years ago, establishing the yukon as the first inhabited region of canada around 1840, two explorers from the hudson s. A history of alaskas most famous goldrush town and some of the people who made that history paperback november 1, 2003. It is housed in an original school building constructed in 1910 and has three floors. The 2021 fullsize gmc yukon and yukon xl suv see vast improvements over last year s models, with a more detailed and luxurious cabin, more interior room and a vastly bigger cargo hold. The call of the wildwhite fang by jack london, the call of the wild by. Get instant criminal history, financial history, addresses and contact info.
A books total score is based on multiple factors, including the. Yukon, once a small town founded in 1891, is getting ready to celebrate its 126th birthday. Coal for yukon use is mined near presentday carmacks. All our yukon teslin river guidebooks have been researched and prepared by len webster, an adventure river guide who has led countless tours over the 25 years that he worked in the yukon. The permanent population of the yukon had almost doubled and continued to rise through the 1950s and 1960s. Historical romances that center in alaska, yukon and klondike regions. Its various threads of context and back story are woven seamlessly into the daily panorama of the river journey richard carey adams, wall street journal weymouth combines acute political, personal and ecological. North holland s long coastline makes it a popular province. Run tenant background checks, credit checks, eviction history, and more. While this book is primarily an anthropological and historical overview, we hope that by presenting a range of material from local first nations, anthropologists, archaeologists, and historians that every reader will come away having learned something new about the yukon s founding cultures, traditions, languages, history, and governance. A true tale of the last frontier and the yukon gold rush. Alaska and yukon railroads an illustrated history abebooks. Historical romances alaskayukonklondike setting 27 books. Leaving behind law and many of the constraints of the postvictorian era, men and women went north to find adventure and wealth.
As with the earlier columns, this one features a book that reflects on canadian and yukon history. The call of the wildwhite fang by jack london, the call of the wild by jack london, the spell of the yukon and other verses by r. History hunting in the yukon reveals fascinating accounts from canada s northern territory such as the true story behind the legendary gunfighter jack dalton, a tough and menacing figure who stole his famed trail from the tlingit of alaska. Physical sciences and engineering, life sciences, health sciences, and social sciences and humanities. Read more select points of interest to plot on map by type top attractions top hotels top restaurants top entertainment top nightlife top shopping. Yukon history timeline 1800s 1825 english explorer, sir john franklin, anchored off yukon arctic coastline 1840 s british fur traders, robert campbell and john bell arrived. The famous klondike gold rush began after gold was discovered. The last great gold rush, 18961899 by pierre berton. The rourkes research, writing and production of the guidebooks is a valuable contribution to the documentation of yukon history and making it available to interested people. A history of murder in the yukon and the forthcoming. As early as 1700, native peoples of siberia reported the existence of a huge piece of land lying due.
Originally offered as a twodoor model, gmc repositioned the yukon as a fourdoor sport utility vehicle for 1995. Klondike national historic site 10 robert service way, whitehorse, a living history museum. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. It has the smallest population of any province or territory in canada, with a population of 35,874 people. A trading post is erected at the fortymile river mouth and becomes the first gold rush town. Roads replaced rail and boats as yukon territory s most common way to travel, and whitehorse was designated as the capital in 1953. The klondike gold rush, often called the yukon gold rush, was a mass exodus of prospecting migrants from their hometowns to canadian yukon territory and alaska after gold was discovered there in 1896. The isolation of the yukon then afford the territory some protection that it doesnt have today.
There s a lot of optional equipment on the 2021 gmc yukon s menu. The magnificent landscape photos by thomas stachelhaus show the original adventure on a grim, cold river. Popular seaside towns include zandvoort, bloemendaal, egmond aan zee, and bergen aan zee. The yukon register began publication in 1893 and the yukon weekly in 1894. History hunting in the yukon by michael gates yukon books. Whitehorse, the territorial capital and yukon s only city, is the largest settlement in any of the three territories. Ken coates and william morrison have published ten books together, including strange things done.
Yukon s city government began with a threeman board and has progressed to a city manager system with a fiveperson city council. By 1950, most of the yukon s economic activity was centred in whitehorse so the capital was moved south from dawson city in 1953. The hotel has been the centre point for key people in carcross history, and witnessed many of the most. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. Sciencedirect is elsevier s platform for online electronic access to its journals and over 6,000 e books, reference works, book series, and handbooks.
Moving to the at4 trim brings an advanced 4wheeldrive system, 2speed transfer case, skidplate protection and heated and. New and used yukon prices, gmc yukon model years and history replacing gmcs use of the jimmy nameplate on the fullsized sport utility vehicle, the yukon moniker first appeared in 1993. An environmental history of the klondike gold rush. Yukon is located in the central portion of the east side of canadian county, just outside oklahoma city. Bennett was a flash in the pan that was eventually. More than 200 prospectors arrive in yukon s interior and establish a trading post at the mouth of the stewart river. We are among the top independent sellers of canadian books on the internet. There is also a replica of a doctor s office and schoolroom from the early 1900s. Klondike is one of those books that is so well constructed and written that you forget you are reading history and instead are absorbed into the storyline as if you were reading as a canadian living away from home, i never miss an opportunity to read a book by pierre berton. Yukons best railroad museum 2020 all you need to know. The klondike gold rush of 1898 was the yukon s high point of population, yet even its heritage is ephemeral, easily erased by time. Fabled hotel s history comes alive in new book the spooky and expansive story of the historic caribou hotel in carcross is being told for the first time by yukon author john firth, with a release party set for this evening.
While salmon fishing near the klondike river in canadas yukon territory on. There are many coastal towns and the northern part of the province enjoys the greatest amount of sunny hours in the netherlands on average. For a history of aviation in the yukon territory we have to go back to june, 1920, when capt. The rearmost seat is removable in two 50pound sections, but for anyone thats grown accustomed to the convenience of a foldflat third row, this could be the.
Ill include a link to this book at the end of the article. Yukon is one of canadas three territories in the countrys extreme northwest. This is a period, if you look in the yukon history book, it s blank, said michael gates, a yukon historian who s helped organize the gathering in may. How the yukon was spared the influenza pandemic of 1918. The largest of the 250 riverboats which were once so important to survival is now the s. As a personal touch, in the yukon river book there is a tribute to mikes greatgrandfather colonel william rourke, who came to the yukon in 1897 as a building contractor and stayed for five years. The end of the story of one of history s dynamic events. Discovering this littleknown historical fact compelled me to study alaskas remarkable. Of these migrant groups, the athabaskans, aleuts, inuit, yupik, tlingit, and haida remain in alaska. Four thousand or so prospectors found the gold but only a few hundred became rich. Or the pioneer woman, frances muncaster, a slim beauty who mined for. The latter continued through 1900 before combining with the yukon sun. It contains early day items, a czech history room, and displays about yukon s best flour mill history.
It is bounded by the northwest territories to the east, by british columbia to the south, and by the u. Archaeological evidence of prehistoric humans in the yukon is limited, and thus the books first chapter is brief. This book places the klondike gold rush within the broader sweep of the past, giving particular emphasis to the role of first nations people and aboriginalwhite relations and to the lengthy struggle of yukoners to find their place in the canadian confederation. Yukon first became known as part of the chisholm trail, which started in 1867 after the civil war. An illustrated history by howard clifford and a great selection of related books. Yukon white pages phone books in oklahoma ok whitepages. Yukon has had multiple newspapers throughout its history, including the yukon register that began publishing in 1893 and the yukon weekly in 1894. Yukon the encyclopedia of oklahoma history and culture. The yukon weekly then combined with the yukon sun in 1900. Mein gehasster freund joey kelly and till lindemann sail in a narrow canoe on the yukon through alaska and defy the rough nature. Highway 66, also called historic route 66, the town is traversed by state highways 4 and 92 and is immediately north of interstate 40. This completely revised edition of land of the midnight sun, first published in 1988, is a comprehensive overview of yukon history. Firth s thesis is that the caribou hotel has served as a focal point in the history of the community. Leroyer of the canadian air board arrived in whitehorse to talk over a proposed international aeroplane flight from mineola, n.
Today, first nations peoples living in yukon, canada are reviving and practicing their cultural traditions in exciting ways. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Hunting in the yukon bering, loom, alaska, hunting, history. Gold discovered in the yukon while salmon fishing near the klondike river in canada s yukon territory on august 16, 1896, george carmack reportedly spots nuggets of gold in a creek bed. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. A brilliant account of a summer spent paddling the 2,000mile length of the yukon riverkings of the yukon succeeds as an adventure tale, a natural history and a work of art. A true tale of the last frontier and the yukon gold rush kindle edition by blum, howard. Our selection contains both fiction and nonfiction in new and out of print titles and the classic northern works by authors like robert service, jack london and pierre berton. Yukon books new, out of print, first nations, childrens. Safety information is currently not available for this vehicle. Important developments such as herschel island whaling, pre1900 fur trading, the postworld war ii resource boom, a lengthy struggle for responsible government, and the emergence of aboriginal. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as cds or access codes. Today the mineral industry forms the base of the yukon s.
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