The Yukon - by Joann Robertson (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Joann Robertson's book describes a period of Yukon history of which little is written. There are many threads: letters, memoirs, newspaper reports are the fabric. The weave includes isolation, family life, trapping, mining and schooling. Indigenous people have their stories. This book is about those who arrived a long time after the gold rush.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>JOANN ROBERTSON'S GRANDFATHER MOVED TO THE YUKON in 1897 to make his fortune. He did not succeed at that, but he did fall in love with the North. From memories of her Yukon youth to family letters, photographs, news clippings and more, Joann brings to life the experiences of her family and others during this little-known period of Yukon history. This narrative--at one point describing the dismantling of a Model T Ford to smuggle it by canoe across a river in the dead of night--echoes her love of this unique society.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Though hundreds of books I been written about the Klondike Gold Rush, little has been written about life in the years that followed....Reading this book, you will learn about the challenges of living and making a living in the North, where communication was tenuous and transportation challenging.<br /> --Michael Gates, Yukon historian. Author of Dalton's Gold Rush Trail</p><p>A treasure trove of family letters, newspaper clippings and diary entries with a narrative that covers the years 1897 to present...I was drawn very pleasantly into this book and it is deftly one I will keep around.<br /> --Dan Davidson, Whitehorse Star</p><br>
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