Two Women in the Klondike

by Mary E. Hitchcock

Book Overview

Two Women in the Klondike created a sensation when it was first published in 1899. The idea that two well-bred socialites could survive the dangers of the north thrilled nineteenth-century readers from San Francisco to New York.

When Mary Hitchcock heard about the discovery of gold in the Klondike in 1898, she left her privileged city life for the wilds of Alaska, planning to stake her own claims. She persuaded her friend Edith Van...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1889963682
• ISBN13: 9781889963686
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: University of Alaska Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.2"