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100 1 _aGarland, Hamlin,
_d1860-1940
245 1 4 _aThe Trail of the Goldseekers: A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2009-04-10
508 _aE-text prepared by Karen Dalrymple and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana)
520 _a"The Trail of the Goldseekers: A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse" by Hamlin Garland is a combination of a travel narrative and poetry written in the late 19th century. The work chronicles the experiences of adventurers traveling to the Klondike during the Gold Rush, depicting their hopes, struggles, and encounters along the rugged and perilous routes to the gold fields of northern Canada. Through a mix of prose and verse, Garland captures the spirit of exploration and the harsh realities faced by those seeking fortune. The opening of the book sets the stage for the journey as it describes the arrival of the first ships carrying gold from the Yukon to Seattle, sparking a massive wave of interest in the Klondike region. The narrative follows a group of miners and adventurers, including the author himself, as they prepare for and embark on a challenging expedition into the wilderness. The beginning highlights the contrasting images of the weary yet hopeful gold-seekers and the allure of the untouched landscape, laying the groundwork for the hardships and camaraderie that will unfold on the trail. The text offers a vivid depiction of the era's excitement and trepidation surrounding the quest for gold. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWestern stories
653 _aKlondike River Valley (Yukon) -- Gold discoveries -- Fiction
653 _aGold mines and mining -- Alaska
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28551
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