Chilkoot Trail: Heritage Route to the Klondike
by David Neufeld
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No aspect of this harrowing journey was more difficult--or deadly--than the trek over the Chilkoot Trail: a fifty-three kilometre journey over the coastal mountains from the tidewaters of Alaska, through British Columbia to the headwaters of the Yukon River. But even before the gold rush, the trail was an important First Nations trade and travel route, joining the Tlingit of the coast with the First Nations of the interior. Today the Chilkoot Trail draws hikers from around the world who want show more to experience the area's natural beauty and soak up its rich history. In Chilkoot Trail: Heritage Route to the Klondike, two historians--one from each side of the border--give readers the feeling of what life was like on the trail before, during and after the great Klondike gold rush. show lessTags
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- Original publication date
- 1996
- Important places
- Canada; Yukon Territory, Canada; Klondike, Alaska, USA; Chilkoot Pass
- Important events
- Klondike Gold Rush (1896 | 1899)
- First words
- Preface: A century ago, the Klondike gold rush fired the imagination of a restless western world.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)It is only through understanding and care by present users, a continuing respect of all for the different values resting in this special place, and an ongoing concern for the future, that the Chilkoot will remain a healthy and valued region.
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