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Berton, Pierre, 1920-2004,

The Great Klondike Gold Rush : Bonanza Gold / Pierre Berton ; illustrations by Henry Van Der Linde. - Enlarged by W. Ross Macdonald School. - Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, 1991. - 84 pages : comb binding, illustrations, maps ; 34 cm - Adventures in Canadian History : The Great Klondike Gold Rush ; 1 .

Tells the tale of Robert Henderson, the professional Canadian prospector, and George Carmack, the salmon fisherman and how the amateur, Carmack, bested the professional, finding the nugget that started the earth-shaking Klondike gold rush.

"for pre-teen and young teenage readers."


These large print texts have been enlarged and printed by the W. Ross Macdonald School, Brantford with the permission of the publisher. The books are financed by the Ministry of Education, Ontario and are lent without charge to visually handicapped students.





ISBN: 0771014325

Subjects--Personal Names:
Henderson, Robert d. 1933.
Carmack, George W. (George Washington), 1860-1922.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Gold miners--Yukon Territory

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Klondike River Valley (Yukon)--Gold discoveries

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
HISTORY / Canada / Post-Confederation (1867-)

Dewey Class. No.: 971.9 BER