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Gamblers and Dreamers: Women, M- Charlene Porsild, 9780774806510, paperback, new
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- Book Title
- Gamblers and Dreamers: Women, M- Charlene Porsild, 9780774806510,
- Artist
- Porsild, Charlene
- ISBN
- 9780774806510
- Publication Year
- 1998
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Gamblers and Dreamers : Women, Men, and Community in the Klondike
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 13.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 264 Pages
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The popular image of the Klondike is of a rush of adventurers who overcame great physical and geographical obstacles in their quest for gold. Young, white, single American men carried forward the ideals and structures of the western frontier. It was a man's world made respectable only after the arrival of middle-class women, who miraculously swept out the corners of dirt and vice and 'civilized' the society. Like many stereotypes, this picture is only partly true. Gamblers and Dreamers tackles some of the myths about the history of the North in the era of the gold rush. Though many inhabitants came and went, Charlene Porsild shows that many put down roots. The picture she presents of Dawson City at the turn of the century reveals that it had a cosmopolitan character, a stratified society, and a definite permanenc. Porsild begins by looking at how First Nations peoples were affected by the hordes who arrived on their doorstep. She then explores the lives of miners and other labourers, professionals, merchants, dance hall performers, and prostitutes, providing fascinating detail about those who left homes and jobs to strike it rich in the last great gold rush of the nineteenth century. In the process, Gamblers and Dreamers puts a human face on this compelling period of history.
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Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
ISBN-10
0774806516
ISBN-13
9780774806510
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1719432
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Gamblers and Dreamers : Women, Men, and Community in the Klondike
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
264 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
13.6 Oz
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Charlene Porsild could walk the Chilkoot Trail blindfolded. She knows every rock and stone along the way, every acre of fire-scarred earth....the information she uncovered .... Has challenged myths about the Yukon at the turn of the last century. -- Vancouver Courier, July 1, 1998 Porsild.... Exhaustively examined Dawson census records and carefully considered hundreds of goldrush diaries and personal memoirs. Her conclusions, published in Gamblers and Dreamers: Women, Men, and Community in the Klondike , may force a revision of the popular images... The inclusion of many fine old photographs make this an especially worthwhile work. -- The Beaver, December 1998/January 1999 Porsild's pioneering work is the first social history of the Klondike gold rush based on primary and archival research. .... Until now, no one has tackled the tremendous wealth of diaries and private papers housed in the various provincial and territorial archives to give a fully rounded picture of life in Dawson City and the gold fields at the beginning of the 20th century....Excellent illustrations. All levels. -- W.R. Morrison, Choice, October 1998, Charlene Porsild could walk the Chilkoot Trail blindfolded. She knows every rock and stone along the way, every acre of fire-scarred earth ... the information she uncovered ... Has challenged myths about the Yukon at the turn of the last century., Porsild's pioneering work is the first social history of the Klondike gold rush based on primary and archival research. ... Until now, no one has tackled the tremendous wealth of diaries and private papers housed in the various provincial and territorial archives to give a fully rounded picture of life in Dawson City and the gold fields at the beginning of the 20th century ... Excellent illustrations. All levels., Porsild ... Exhaustively examined Dawson census records and carefully considered hundreds of goldrush diaries and personal memoirs. Her conclusions, published in Gamblers and Dreamers: Women, Men, and Community in the Klondike , may force a revision of the popular images ... The inclusion of many fine old photographs make this an especially worthwhile work.
Table of Content
Maps and Tables Preface Acknowledgments 1. Gamblers of a Hundred Hells and Dreamers from the Seven Seas 2. The Original Yukoners and the Klondike Gold Rush 3. The Thrill of the Chase: Miners and Other Labouring People in Dawson 4. The Scarlet Ladder: Work and Social Life in Dawson's Underworld 5. 'Like Flocks of Migrating Geese': Social Workers and Religious Life in the Klondike 6. Sterling Reputations and Golden Opportunities: The Professional and Business Sectors of Dawson 7. Women, Men, and Community in the Klondike Appendix: Quantifying the Klondike Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
1998
Topic
Canada / General, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY)
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
History
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