Stampede
- 288pages
- 11 heures de lecture
"A gripping and wholly original account of the epic human tragedy that was the great Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-1898"-- Provided by publisher
Brian Castner Livres
Brian Castner est un auteur de non-fiction dont l'œuvre aborde l'impact profond de la guerre et du traumatisme. S'appuyant sur ses propres expériences en tant qu'officier de déminage et vétéran, il explore les thèmes de la résilience et de la condition humaine sous une contrainte extrême. Sa voix distinctive se caractérise par une honnêteté brute et un examen sans concession des complexités du conflit et de ses conséquences. Le journalisme et les essais de Castner offrent aux lecteurs des perspectives captivantes et stimulantes sur des questions mondiales critiques.
Stampede: Gold Fever and Disaster in the Klondike
- 500pages
- 18 heures de lecture
In 1897, the United States was mired in the worst economic depression that the country had yet endured. So when all the newspapers announced gold was to be found in wildly enriching quantities in the Klondike River region of the Yukon, a mob of economically desperate Americans swarmed north. Within weeks tens of thousands of them were embarking from western ports to throw themselves at some of the harshest terrain on the planet -- in winter yet -- woefully unprepared, with no experience at all in mining or mountaineering. It was a mass delusion that quickly proved deadly: avalanches, shipwrecks, starvation, murder.