Book Recommendations

[c.d.]

Thanks c.d.

If I'm honest I've never really considered books on the Gold Rush to be my bag.

It's just not a part of history I've felt compelled to read up on.

That is likely just because I know nothing about it!

I might just give it a go to see if it changes my mind though.

I am absolutely fascinated with the Yukon Gold Rush. Young men seeking fortune flocked there in droves. They had no idea what awaited them. Just getting to the gold fields took a lot of lives. Fortunes made and lost. Hardships. Prices for basic supplies skyrocketing driven by supply and demand. Towns springing up over night. Saloons and brothels everywhere. It was quite an era and the book I recommended really captures it. I am sure you would enjoy it.

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[Abby Normal]

Two of my favorite photographs from that era which I have on my walls:

https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/imlsmohai/id/7145

https://www.muralsyourway.com/soapy-smith-s-saloon-bar-at-skagway-alaska/p?srsltid=AfmBOopHvAet2xvb7ykGL2FW_SJ6IgIi_EV69fyn O2edW_rwmQ-jZgKz

c.d.

cool pics! and great poem. never heard of him before but will check him out.

[c.d.]

Those are great images!

I feel like I've seen them before.

Did we discuss this previously years ago, or am I having a deja vu moment?

I think your sanity is intact, Ms. Diddles. I probably posted them before.

Re the first one -- the ascent of the Chilkoot pass took four or five trips and you had to basically schlepp a hundred pounds or so each time. It was said the trail was littered with personal items that the packers discarded to lighten their load.

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[Tom_Wescott]

I have to say the new release by Michael Butterfield entitled The Zodiac Killer is probably the most accurate and informative book on the Zodiak murders I've ever read. I highly recommend it.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Ms Diddles]

Two of my favorite photographs from that era which I have on my walls:

https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/imlsmohai/id/7145

https://www.muralsyourway.com/soapy-smith-s-saloon-bar-at-skagway-alaska/p?srsltid=AfmBOopHvAet2xvb7ykGL2FW_SJ6IgIi_EV69fynO2edW_rwmQ-jZgKz

c.d.

Those are great images!

I feel like I've seen them before.

Did we discuss this previously years ago, or am I having a deja vu moment?

[Ms Diddles]

Glad to hear it, Ms. Diddles.

Let me see if I can continue my streak of good recommendations. I really enjoyed this book on the 1897 Klondike Gold Rush. One of my favorite eras. A true story, a page turner and what I would call just a good rip roarin' yarn as they say.

https://www.amazon.com/Floor-Heaven-True-Frontier-Yukon/dp/0307461734/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ATL6QU2PTN7T&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hL3fVo4a5c9X1R9pAZ8C8b3erAsWWx7zz7OPJSW6Vv6apJ9RcPAPVKU6MXYoHtklexww-Bo8LDRadVm0gYtRzbbTTdRXwkOKg6m4Iln6KV_kbfne1wpNKrOicyP9tz7UjwiL_LZR6FaOmddIeHwUHWSG5roj-TYULWYzaPZERUSsPQ5RN0I8dWoJ9byySA7HNE4OVnJSdoHXhIhrieENLNreQiySfQoEsoSvSj4Ui7w.hAGb8Tvm0RDZisHEeBuu1BPn3iWPXk7HY2yoBjhfPZ4&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+floor+of+heaven&qid=1747930824&sprefix=the+floor+of+heaven%2Caps%2C186&sr=8-1

c.d.

Thanks c.d.

If I'm honest I've never really considered books on the Gold Rush to be my bag.

It's just not a part of history I've felt compelled to read up on.

That is likely just because I know nothing about it!

I might just give it a go to see if it changes my mind though.

[c.d.]

And finally, one of my most favorite Robert Service poems The Shooting of Dan McGrew

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45082/the-shooting-of-dan-mcgrew

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[c.d.]

And if you have an interest in the Gold Rush era, I highly recommend the poems of Robert Service the bard of the Yukon. His meter and rhyme are atrocious but his poems are just so damn cool. You really feel like you are there. Just the thing for a cold winter's night.

https://www.amazon.com/Best-Robert-Service/dp/0399550089/ref=sr_1_2?crid=UBNOLPZ9D5HO&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.S77e-M1Wz5HCpL2glhCFuzO-dhkk6ahrNlWGKRA0WRLAijYpD0a6S6oX1kOBYg3SrHUbQicVYcFUinU7e5XhsjjyHp7V-t3NiNkcOWlP9qnwOygWhpf8MpBC5lHJGplYE7S6g5qeMTA_I0Dlhq8WToUMpldCpedTy34KVhstKP6REYskVtnwOzi0GYDS4FJw2N7FSTK8J1y7nFnXXVrM0dZo3spmMlFrKB9F4rd9E_3vTiUqfp3x8vw52PWMMu9RAoJSMyJxPPjMX3muSDAIZMsPemL2Yi0Amu2hV3JJDWE.POIwAg-E6K1pvZQWdxZUQfT-O-8CW8F0BAu7Ew_U_2w&dib_tag=se&keywords=robert+service&qid=1747932647&sprefix=robert+service%2Caps%2C333&sr=8-2

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[c.d.]

Two of my favorite photographs from that era which I have on my walls:

https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/imlsmohai/id/7145

https://www.muralsyourway.com/soapy-smith-s-saloon-bar-at-skagway-alaska/p?srsltid=AfmBOopHvAet2xvb7ykGL2FW_SJ6IgIi_EV69fynO2edW_rwmQ-jZgKz

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[c.d.]

Glad to hear it, Ms. Diddles.

Let me see if I can continue my streak of good recommendations. I really enjoyed this book on the 1897 Klondike Gold Rush. One of my favorite eras. A true story, a page turner and what I would call just a good rip roarin' yarn as they say.

https://www.amazon.com/Floor-Heaven-True-Frontier-Yukon/dp/0307461734/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ATL6QU2PTN7T&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hL3fVo4a5c9X1R9pAZ8C8b3erAsWWx7zz7OPJSW6Vv6apJ9RcPAPVKU6MXYoHtklexww-Bo8LDRadVm0gYtRzbbTTdRXwkOKg6m4Iln6KV_kbfne1wpNKrOicyP9tz7UjwiL_LZR6FaOmddIeHwUHWSG5roj-TYULWYzaPZERUSsPQ5RN0I8dWoJ9byySA7HNE4OVnJSdoHXhIhrieENLNreQiySfQoEsoSvSj4Ui7w.hAGb8Tvm0RDZisHEeBuu1BPn3iWPXk7HY2yoBjhfPZ4&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+floor+of+heaven&qid=1747930824&sprefix=the+floor+of+heaven%2Caps%2C186&sr=8-1

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[Ms Diddles]

For anyone who likes true adventure books I highly recommend The Wager: A Tale of Mutiny, Shipwreck and Murder. You read what these guys went through and you think holy ****. Pretty unbelievable. Over 35,000 reviews on Amazon. The author is David Grann who also wrote Killers of the Flower Moon. Another page turner.

c.d.

Thanks for this recommendation, c.d.

I have just finished The Wager and thoroughly enjoyed it.

[Tom_Wescott]

C.D. I read Verity when it was new. I agree it's an excellent read.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[c.d.]

Just finished Verity by Colleen Hoover. Fiction and one hell of a book. Over 399,000 reviews on Amazon and no, that is not a typo. It is described as a psychological thriller. A lot of twists and turns in the plot and a real page turner. Kept me guessing and on edge all the way to the end. Highly recommend.

I will add a heads up -- there are some very disturbing scenes in the book and a number of pretty graphic sex scenes. Just so you know.

https://www.amazon.com/Verity-Colleen-Hoover/dp/1538724731/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.6cHKSxnOgM_9jd8dLSoH4rrGHEZDHqwSZqFCkDdzN-utY5X1duITj6BKmM46NjPhyohqbBDPiTWgse7eOh2NPGKNztJLKyM66czB0nuH9pxIGlkuRyerx6scIuRSY3ZMvGLZTDoQ5KQ6eXAxTqvWQcNGm0VouTN02zlsqf7S_GtUulOCrLYzsukTgfPMB0CrRgMcPyQeY1k3AXuJHC3MryWTZWYjxqYJLR6XmU4nQDZ9Zb4mKw7Dh5hDmN1dAsvCw2MaXNSeY1jJdK1U6Q1Q6hf3Lw_I4Zzb-EtiOqbrcDU.P2XjmplG3Iv5cRVcl-OMiqGcZAhFiVlfTNlcAat5uHQ&qid=1746496153&sr=8-1

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[Tom_Wescott]

We are taking the rare public announcement to state that we have received a/some Report Post/s, on the above post. The issue we are having, is that the nature of the personal attack is not inherently obvious to us and the affront as seen from the Reporter's point of view is not outlined. So our question is.... what is the perceived insult in the above question? Wherein lies the offense? We need it explained. So if you have a particular take on the above line, feel free to weigh in to our PM box, so we can judge the perceived question, beyond the question. Thanks.

I would like to lodge a complaint against Scott Nelson for failure to use the Oxford Comma. Punctuation, indeed!

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

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