The Klondike gold rush of 1896-98 was the last of the great gold rushes that swept the Americas and Australia during the 19th century. In many ways, the Klondike was the most dramatic and heart-breaking of them all. In this new book by Klondike historian Archie Satterfield he tells of the events leading up to the gold rush, including for the first time the story of how the richest of all the miners, Clarence Berry and his wife Ethel, went to the Klondike and became so wealthy, Of all the Klondike stampeders, the Berrys kept their wealth and kept adding to it. Also, Klondike Dreams tells what happened to the upper Yukon River and the famed Chilkoot Pass after the gold rush ended. Satterfield is the author of Chilkoot Pass, After the Gold Rush and A Guide to the Yukon River, among other books about the region.
