Call of the Klondike - by David Meissner & Kim Richardson (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>When the news of rich gold strikes in the Klondike reaches young friends Stanley Pearce and Marshall Bond, they decide to leave Seattle, where they are prospecting for mining opportunities. They soon join thousands of men who make the perilous journey over the dangerous Chilkoot and White passes and down rivers and lakes to seek their fortunes in the gold fields of Canada. Pearce and Bond eventually reach Dawson City, Canada, where they meet another young adventurer, Jack London. This captivating account of the Gold Rush era reads like fiction and is filled with fascinating historical documents, including Pearce's and Bond's correspondence and Pearce's articles for a Denver newspaper. Period images also accompany the narrative, and the book includes an author's note, timeline, and bibliography. Lovers of adventure novels such as Gary Paulsen's, Jack London's, and Jon Krakauer's will be riveted by this true story.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>As thousands head north in search of gold, Marshall Bond and Stanley Pearce join them, booking passage on a steamship bound for the Klondike goldfields. The journey is life threatening, but the two friends make it to Dawson City, in Canada, build a cabin, and meet Jack London--all the while searching for the ultimate reward: gold! A riveting, true, action-packed adventure, with their telegrams, diaries, and letters, as well as newspaper articles and photographs. An author's note, timeline, bibliography, and further resources encourage readers to dig deeper into the Gold Rush era. <p/>Call of the Klondike has been awarded the 2014 Golden Kite Award for Nonfiction.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>. . . An eye-opening work, which is a natural companion for Jack London's Call of the Wild and other historical-fiction works about the Klondike gold rush. --Booklist <p/>* A remarkable collection of documents paints a picture of the Klondike gold rush in vivid detail. . . Adding only transitional paragraphs, the authors skillfully arrange these letters plus diary entries, telegrams and Pearce's articles for the Denver Republican to convey the men's story in compelling, first-person voices. The attractive design incorporates intriguing pull-out quotes, maps, posters, documents and many well-chosen, captioned photographs, including one of Jack London, who camped near Pearce and Bond's cabin . . . an excellent companion to The Call of the Wild. A memorable adventure, told with great immediacy. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review <p/>. . . this is excellent reading not only for interest, but also for support of the Common Core Standards as it is an excellent example of text complexity . . . --School Library Journal<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>David Meissner</b> has travelled to more than thirty countries and is obviously no stranger to adventure. While researching this book, he hiked the Chilkoot Trail from Alaska into Canada. David is a teacher who has written more than twenty children's books. <p/><b>Kim Richardson</b> is the great-great nephew of Stanley Pearce, whose Klondike adventures inspired this book. He has travelled to five continents and otherregions of the earth. Kim is a haiku poet and works in children's publishing. He lives with his family just outside London, England.
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