A good collection of photos from that era:
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Originally posted by Ms Diddles View Post
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.
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Originally posted by c.d. View PostTwo of my favorite photographs from that era which I have on my walls:
https://www.muralsyourway.com/soapy-smith-s-saloon-bar-at-skagway-alaska/p?srsltid=AfmBOopHvAet2xvb7ykGL2FW_SJ6IgIi_EV69fyn O2edW_rwmQ-jZgKz
c.d.Last edited by Abby Normal; 05-22-2025, 08:06 PM.
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Originally posted by Ms Diddles View Post
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?
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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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
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Originally posted by c.d. View Post
I feel like I've seen them before.
Did we discuss this previously years ago, or am I having a deja vu moment?
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Originally posted by c.d. View PostGlad 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-...s%2C186&sr=8-1
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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.
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And finally, one of my most favorite Robert Service poems The Shooting of Dan McGrew
A bunch of the boys were whooping it up in the Malamute saloon; The kid that handles the music-box was hitting a jag-time tune; Back of the bar, in a solo game, sat Dangerous Dan McGrew, And watching his luck was his light-o'-love, the lady that's known as Lou. Then I got to figgering who he was,…
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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-S...s%2C333&sr=8-2
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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-...s%2C186&sr=8-1
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Originally posted by c.d. View PostFor 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.
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I have just finished The Wager and thoroughly enjoyed it.
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C.D. I read Verity when it was new. I agree it's an excellent read.
Yours truly,
Tom Wescott
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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-Collee...6496153&sr=8-1
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