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Originally published in 1900, this book discusses everything from the kinds of gear needed for the trek; the trails and rivers that led to the gold fields; mining methods; how to handle freight; what made a good dog team; the role and reputation of the North West Mounted Police; how to choose a cabin site; whiskey and its effects; and what to do about a runaway horse. As well, there are intriguing portraits of many of the miners and Native people involved in the story of the gold rush. Adney repeats many of the most engaging stories of the Klondike experience, always placing them in their context and inviting the reader to experience with him the various points along the line - Victoria, Skagway, Whitehorse and Yukon. ""The Klondike Stampede"" occupies a unique spot among books in this genre. It is one of the few first-hand descriptions of the Klondike gold rush, which began in 1896 and attracted miners and countless other fortune seekers from all over the world. Their experiences make this the most colourful period in the history of the north. The book is illustrated with photographs and drawings, done by Adney himself, and includes maps of the places and areas mentioned.

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With the approach of the centenary of the Klondike gold rush, this book deserves to be widely read. -- Julie Cruikshank * BC Studies * Reprinting The Klondike Stampede was a good idea as it is the most readable and informative contemporary account of the Gold Rush excitement. -- Patricia Roppel * Journal of the West * In The Klondike Stampede, Tappan Adney brings the seasoned eye of an experienced and competent journalist to the task of recording an extraordinary event ... Adney did not succumb to the tendency toward overstatement and exaggeration that is so common among the Klondike accounts. Instead, he captured, vividly and convincingly, in words and images, one of the more remarkable events of the nineteenth century. -- Dan Davidson * The Whitehorse Star *

In The Klondike Stampede, Tappan Adney brings the seasoned eye of an experienced and competent journalist to the task of recording an extraordinary event ... Adney did not succumb to the tendency toward overstatement and exaggeration that is so common among the Klondike accounts. Instead, he captured, vividly and convincingly, in words and images, one of the more remarkable events of the nineteenth century. -- Dan Davidson The Whitehorse Star With the approach of the centenary of the Klondike gold rush, this book deserves to be widely read. -- Julie Cruikshank BC Studies Reprinting The Klondike Stampede was a good idea as it is the most readable and informative contemporary account of the Gold Rush excitement. -- Patricia Roppel Journal of the West

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Tappan Adney was born in Athens, Ohio, in 1868. He spent sixteen months in the Klondike, living and travelling with the stampeders. He returned to the north in 1900 to cover the Nome, Alaska, gold rush. He later moved to Woodstock, New Brunswick, where he died in 1950.

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