The Klondike Quest: A Photographic Essay, 1897-1899
Awe inspiring... [Berton] manages to convey the lust for gold that followed the first news of a gold strike in the summer of 1897... Many of the photos, though, are unfamiliar, and some truly are worth the thousand words it would take to describe them. (Linda TurkThunder Bay Chronicle-Journal2005-08-28)It is interesting to watch how the expression change as you progress through the book, from optimistic in the beginning, to almost hopeless by the end... a broad appeal to readers... The pictures alone will offer hours of viewing. (CM Magazine2005-10-28)(about a previous edition) As a true story of real men looking for a phantom, it's a tale that can't be beat. Boston Mills Press has included here more than 200 photographs, some of them breathtaking, some funny, some wistful some horrifying...and some downright sad. (Ignacio SchwartzCanadian Materials Reviews1983-01-00)The gold fever, the shimmering sands, the trail of dead horses, the golden stairs, the armada, the shuffling throng, the creeks, and the city of gold all come alive with brilliant clarity.... This is a truly great photographic essay.... It is a must for every Canadian library. (Jack BrownCanadian Materials Reviews1984-09-00)The story of the stampede is told well but shown even better. (HistoryNet.com)The gold fever, the shimmering sands, the trail of dead horses, the golden stairs, the armada, the shuffling throng, the creeks, and the city of gold all come alive with brilliant clarity.... This is a truly great photographic essay... It is a must for every Canadian library. (Jack BrownCanadian Materials1984-01-00)While the photographs form the heart of the book, the text does not take second place.... Even  in the relatively short amount of text allowed for, the author provides us with personal human details rather than simple sweeping generalities... The Klondike Quest should have a broad appeal to readers of all ages who like information provided about a brief but dramatic period in our history, or to those who simply enjoy the many photographs. The pictures alone will offer hours of viewing. (Ronald I. HoreCanadian Materials2005-10-28)As a true story of real men looking for a phantom, it's a tale that can't be beat. Boston Mills Press has included here more than 200 photographs, some of them breathtaking, some funny, some wistful some horrifying...and some downright sad. (Ignacio SchwartzCanadian Materials2005-10-28)--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.