Gold Rush & Alaska Books
Essential reading before — or after — your trip.
The definitive narrative history of the stampede through Skagway and over the passes.
Berton's earlier classic, a fast and readable account of the rush.
The con man who ran Skagway, written by his great-grandson.
The dance-hall performers, entrepreneurs and prospectors history often skipped.
Hiking and history of the trail that starts near Skagway.
A journalist's firsthand 1900 account of the rush.
Written after London's own Klondike winter. Perfect cruise-deck reading.
The poems behind "The Cremation of Sam McGee".
A sweeping novel of the state, popular with cruise travelers.
Modern literary nonfiction on Alaska's wilderness and people.
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