Book Recommendations

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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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[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

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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.

[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

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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?

[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

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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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[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

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

[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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A good collection of photos from that era:

https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/klondike-gold-rush

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And another famous poem by Robert Service that probably every Boy Scout has heard recited around the camp fire.

The Cremation of Sam McGee:

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45081/the-cremation-of-sam-mcgee

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[Abby Normal]

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

thanks for the rec Tom, i will check it out. After tje ripper, the zodiac is probably my favorite unsolved case.

another great one Is the Monster of Florence, a whacky unbelievable unsolved serial killer case from Italy, in which at one point tje Author was arrested for suspicion in the case. just a crazy tangled web.

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Yeah, I read Monster of Florence. It was good. The Italian police took incompetence to a new level.

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[Tom_Wescott]

thanks for the rec Tom, i will check it out. After tje ripper, the zodiac is probably my favorite unsolved case.

another great one Is the Monster of Florence, a whacky unbelievable unsolved serial killer case from Italy, in which at one point tje Author was arrested for suspicion in the case. just a crazy tangled web.

I may have Monster of Florence on Kindle! I need to check. As for Zodiac, I was surprised to learn in the book that Donna Lass' (proposed by Robert Graysmith to be a Zodiac victim) body was found in 1986 but not identified by DNA until 2024. She's no longer supposed to be a Zodiac victim, though it's not clear to me why.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott