LEADER 02988nam 22004573 450 001 9910157765803321 005 20230803214451.0 010 $a9781594332487 010 $a1594332487 035 $a(CKB)3710000001009838 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6535072 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6535072 035 $a(OCoLC)1245664293 035 $a(Perlego)2985313 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001009838 100 $a20210901d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aIn The Footsteps of My Father $eRecalling a Century-Old Trek to Alaska and the Yukon Territory 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aChicago :$cPublication Consultants,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014. 215 $a1 online resource (329 pages) 311 08$a9781594332470 311 08$a1594332479 327 $aCover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Dedication -- Acknowledgement -- Preface -- Chapter One: Early Life Adventures Prepare Dad for the Rigors of Alaska and the Yukon Territory -- Chapter Two: 1906 - 1908 A Time of Transition from University Life -- Chapter Three: Go West Young Man -- Chapter Four: Employment with Guggenheim Gold Mining Operation -- Chapter Five: Dad Decides to Mine for Gold With King of the Klondike -- Chapter Six: Dad Continues Mining Through the Coldest Winter on Record -- Chapter Seven: Life on the Bum in Dawson -- Chapter Eight: Dad Decides to Leave the Yukon for Alaska -- Chapter Nine: Dad Hikes Alone in Search of Employment at Kennecott Copper Mine -- Chapter Ten: Trek to the Lower 48 -- Epilogue. 330 8 $aLive life in the Alaska and the Yukon more than one hundred years ago through my father's diary, which details the hard work, frustrations and horseplay in the development of Guggenheim's mammoth gold dredge mining operation. Ponder his decision to quit a comfortable job as a mining engineer to venture 60 miles east of Dawson City with the King of the Klondike to endure, without fear, the coldest winter on record averaging minus 50 degrees. Question through his words the unsuccessful digging of a mine shaft through frozen ground ending with the comment, "April Fool's Day. We're down 160 feet in the shaft and no gold. April Fools proper-that is what we are. We are up against the fact we can remain no longer. We have no grub." Experience his comical adventures as a bear hunter finally giving up to seek employment at the Kennecott Copper Mine; electing to cross the largest ice fields in North America alone, guided by instinct, with only a woman's robe and a tarp for warmth. 606 $aGold mines and mining 615 0$aGold mines and mining. 676 $a979.80510919999995 700 $aGebb$b Sheldon$0876873 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910157765803321 996 $aIn The Footsteps of My Father$91958092 997 $aUNINA