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The Enterprising Woman Who Built—and Lost, and Rebuilt—a Booming Empire During the Klondike Gold Rush
E xhausted and hungry, the prospectors stumbled into Dawson City in the late summer of 1898 after a grueling journey—and ...
Spiritually speaking: Real hope stems from wisdom and experience
At this writing we are enjoying a weeklong cruise to Alaska – with a range of natural beauty that exceeds what we experience in the Upper Midwest! On this trip we have been learning about ...
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Seven Wonders of Canada
Dawson City in the Yukon Territory draws some 60,000 ... the native summer fish camp into a thriving city of 40,000 by 1898. By 1899 the gold rush had ended and the town's population plummeted ...