Canada's last great gold rush was to Red Lake Ontario in 1926. More than 5,000 men and women went by train, foot, sled-dog, horseback and "snow-machine" hundreds of miles northeast of Konora, through snow and marsh, over water and rock. They developed a gold field more productive than the Klondike and settled a northern outpost which still thrives. Ruth Russell's stirring history of the triumphs, hardships, and conflicts of these people begins with a sketch of the fur-trade years and of the "quiet years" before 1925. Her ...
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Canada's last great gold rush was to Red Lake Ontario in 1926. More than 5,000 men and women went by train, foot, sled-dog, horseback and "snow-machine" hundreds of miles northeast of Konora, through snow and marsh, over water and rock. They developed a gold field more productive than the Klondike and settled a northern outpost which still thrives. Ruth Russell's stirring history of the triumphs, hardships, and conflicts of these people begins with a sketch of the fur-trade years and of the "quiet years" before 1925. Her book will fascinate high school student and adult.
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Add this copy of North for Gold: the Red Lake Gold Rush of 1926 to cart. $41.90, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1987 by North Waterloo Academic Press.
