Klondike Fever
Subtitle: The Story of the Last Great Gold Rush
Edition: Reinforced Library Binding
Series: Cover-to-Cover Chapter Books
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Published: August 2004
Language: eng
Format: Library binding
Number of pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9780756914943
Subjects: Gold Mining; History - United States/19th Century; Juvenile Easy Readers; Children's Books/Ages 9-11; Readers - Chapter Books; Children: Grades 4-6; Klondike River Valley (Yukon); Dawson, Canada; Gold discoveries; Chilkoot Pass Trail
Genres: Juvenile Historical Fiction/Nonfiction
First sentence: "Young Andrew Hart turns out to be a bright and helpful companion for his father as the pair join thousands of men seeking gold in Canada. The short story has a happy ending thanks not to the discovery of gold but to Hart's resourcefulness. The story pays tribute to the Native Canadians who helped the gold seekers make their difficult trek. Five story chapters are followed by four chapters of straight history about this "last great gold rush," including the impact of the 1893 depression as well as the hazards of getting to the gold rush town of Dawson and actually finding gold. The text is large and almost every page has an ink drawing or photograph. A note about Jack London indicates that he too crossed the Chilkoot Pass and traveled to Dawson. He drew on those experiences for his novel "The Call of the Wild." A short glossary is included at the end. This is a high-interest tale about a dramatic saga in American history. It is a good way to gernerate interest in history among struggling or reluctant readers."
Description: Professional Review by Children's Literature  (2004)
Notes: The author, Alvin Robert Cunningham, is a retired educator of 34 years. He taught American History at Henry High School in Henry, Illinois and Social Studies in the Ottawa Elementary Schools in Ottawa, Illinois. Mr. Cunningham enjoys reading, expecially about American history in the 19th century. He and his wife enjoy living at their new home in Streator, Illinois.