Gold Rush Narrow Gauge
Author | : Cy Martin |
Publisher | : Interurban Press |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Cy Martin |
Publisher | : Interurban Press |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : Transportation |
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Author | : Graham Wilson |
Publisher | : Whitehorse, Yukon : Wolf Creek Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Alaska |
ISBN | : 9780968195529 |
After 100 years, the railway built of gold still carves a path through one of the most treacherous mountain passes imaginable. With 125 spectacular historic photographs along with fascinating anecdotes and personal accounts, this book tells the exciting story of the world's northernmost narrow-gauge railway. 125 photos.
Author | : Howard Clifford |
Publisher | : Alaska Northwest Books |
Total Pages | : 167 |
Release | : 1988-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780882403304 |
Skagway's past as a rip-roaring gold rush town is captured in The Skagway Story. This intriguing little book is just like a scrapbook, filled with photographs from dusty trunks in attics, recollections from pioneers who were there, and memorabilia of long-buried residents. Learn about the glory days of Skagway, known as the "Gateway to the Klondike"--The discovery of the Klondike goldfields in 1896, the ordeal of the stampeders trudging over the grueling Chilkoot Pass in the winter of 1897, the 1898 shootout between con man Soapy Smith and city official Frank Reid, the completion of the narrow-gauge White Pass & Yukon Route railroad in 1900, and other milestones in the history of the North's most famous bonanza.
Author | : Daniel L. Osborne |
Publisher | : Arcadia Library Editions |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2013-04-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781531665388 |
In a region desperate for transportation to rich, gold-bearing creeks, the narrow-gauge Tanana Mines Railroad was built over permafrost, bogs, and hills to carry miners and supplies in 1905. Reorganized as the Tanana Valley Railroad, this little line promised the survival of both gold mining and Fairbanks until Fairbanks's economic base broadened. The railroad, built with Klondike Gold Rush earnings, prospered for only a few years and was acquired by the Alaska Railroad. The narrow-gauge survived 25 years, serving as the terminus for the Alaska Railroad and ensuring the development of Interior Alaska.
Author | : Mary Ellen Gilliland |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780960362400 |
Author | : Eric Lennart Johnson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Bob Hayden |
Publisher | : Kalmbach Publishing, Co. |
Total Pages | : 124 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 9780890241905 |
Includes photos, diagrams, and material lists for plans ranging from small modules to room-size layouts. From Model Railroader.
Author | : Steve Levi |
Publisher | : Publication Consultants |
Total Pages | : 173 |
Release | : 2021-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1637470088 |
It is the land of the Alaska Gold Rush, where nuggets were said to be the size of goose eggs, where men froze to death in search of the elusive yellow metal, and dancehall girls lured overnight millionaire sourdoughs into marriage. Honky-tonk pianos punctuated the howl of the north wind in towns that were half-tent and half-ramshackle collections of driftwood, whalebone, and packing cases. It was a time of whiskey and gold and long, lonely trails behind a dogsled. It was, in a word, ALASKA. In cities, rugged men and women walked on planks set across streets so deep with spring mud horses could be swallowed. On the tundra, life was a living hell with mosquitoes, gnats, white socks, and biting flies descending in clouds on warm-blooded creatures. On the flip side of the season, temperature could drop to 50 or 60 degrees below zero, cold enough to freeze a can of oil so solid it could be cut in half with a saw. With wind blasting at 100 miles an hour, the chill factor could go down to 100 degrees below zero, cold enough to freeze a person to death in a matter of minutes if he could not find proper shelter. In whiteout conditions, visibility could diminish to a foot in a matter of minutes. It was, in a word, ALASKA.
Author | : Stan Cohen |
Publisher | : Missoula, Mont. : Pictorial Histories Pub. |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9780933126084 |
History of narrow-gauge railroad running from Skagway to Whitehorse.
Author | : Lyndon J. Lampert |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : |