The Nature of Gold by Kathryn Morse
An environmental history of the gold rush. It describes how the miners got to the Klondike, the mining technologies they employed, and the networks by which they obtained food, clothing, and tools. It looks at the political and economic debates surrounding the valuation of gold and the industrial economy that exploited its extraction in Alaska."The Nature of Gold is a tour de force of modern scholarshipIt takes on special significance because few theoretical analyses of northern settlement, particularly in Alaska, have yet been written, and the Klondike gold rush is one of the first historical events newcomers to the field find themselves drawn to. This work will give them just the introduction they need to construct a meaningful understanding of northern history. ."
* Pacific Northwest Quarterly *Kathryn Morse is assistant professor of history at Middlebury College in Vermont.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780295983301 |
| ISBN 10 | 0295983302 |
| Title | The Nature of Gold |
| Author | Kathryn Morse |
| Series | Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of Washington Press |
| Year published | 2010-02-11 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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