Fool's gold; an unrefined account of Alaska in 1899,
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Fool's gold; an unrefined account of Alaska in 1899,
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by Jed Jordan as told to M.M. Marberry. Illustrated by Charles Walker.
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Publication Information:
New York, J. Day Co. [1960]
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255 pages illustrations 21 cm
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Contents:
All roads lead to Nome -- My dearly beloved "wife" Florrie -- Irish Mary the hell-raiser -- Golden chaos in boom town -- The founding of the Ophir -- Alaska's Swiftwater Bill -- The Kennel Kid and Company -- Skid the bartender -- Winter pranks in Golovin -- Trial by jury -- Beach of gold -- Gulliver's travels -- The rich Cheechako framed -- Confessions of a Squaw man -- Bonanza gambling at the Ophir -- Gold dust courier -- "Biff! Biff! Biff!" -- The row over the $25,000 widow -- The stampede to Jack Burke's creek -- The road back from Nome.