| Hard Drive to the Klondike: Promoting Seattle During the Gold Rush | |
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$16.96 Author: Lisa Mighetto and Marcia Montgomery ISBN: 0295982276 |
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In 1896 gold was discovered in British Columbia on Rabbit Creek, a tributary of the Klondike River. Newspapers trumpeted the discovery around the world. People from far and wide heeded this call and planned expeditions to the icy fields of the far north. Business owners in Seattle and elsewhere recognized gold's discovery as an opportunity to profit from the hordes of wide-eyed miners heading north. They hoped to supply erstwhile miners with the myriad goods and services they required--food, clothing, medicine, tools, machinery, boats, and pack animals.
However, Seattle wasn't alone in recognizing this economic opportunity and competed with San Francisco, Portland, Tacoma, and Victoria and Vancouver, British Columbia, to become outfitters for Klondike-bound miners. Seattle businessmen organized to win the miners' attention--and their ready cash--which would ensure that Seattle grew into an influential West Coast city.
Features: Paperback. 2002. 154 pp. Many black and white photos and illustrations, notes, and index. 8 x 9 in.
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