http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/rss/books/RSS.xml The latest new books from 'Wolf Creek Books' en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT 1440 http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/A/bo8364984.html Like many men of the nineteenth century, Joseph Francis Ladue (1854&#8211;1901) sought to rise from humble origins to a position of wealth&#8212;by way of the motherlode. His quest took him to the dusty, rowdy boomtowns of Deadwood and Tombstone and the unexplored territory of Canada&#8217;s Yukon. There, for fifteen years, he worked as a prospector, trader, miner, and promoter of the Yukon Valley. When gold was discovered in the Klondike, Ladue founded Dawson City, one of the most important commercial centers during the heady days of the Klondike gold rush. Painstakingly researched, All That Glitters brings readers the exciting, vivid life story of this Northern pioneer. <div><p>Like many men of the nineteenth century, Joseph Francis Ladue (1854&#8211;1901) sought to rise from humble origins to a position of wealth&#8212;by way of the motherlode. His quest took him to the dusty, rowdy boomtowns of Deadwood and Tombstone and the unexplored territory of Canada&#8217;s Yukon. There, for fifteen years, he worked as a prospector, trader, miner, and promoter of the Yukon Valley. When gold was discovered in the Klondike, Ladue founded Dawson City, one of the most important commercial centers during the heady days of the Klondike gold rush. Painstakingly researched, <i>All That Glitters</i> brings readers the exciting, vivid life story of this Northern pioneer.</p></div> Biography and Letters Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:00:00 GMT Ed Jones; Star Jones 9780973268393