Aurore of the Yukon
A Girl's Adventure in the Klondike Gold Rush
by
Book Details
Language :
English
Publication Date :
5/16/2006
Format :
E-Book
Dimensions :
N/A
Page Count :
134
ISBN :
9780595839438
Format :
Softcover
Dimensions :
6x9
Page Count :
134
ISBN :
9780595395460
About the Book
"She's just a girl!" shouted Windy Bill.
When Aurore hears these words, she knows notorious Alaskan bandit Soapy Smith is about to find out everything. How will she get her mother's money back now? How will she expose Soapy and his gang? How will she escape? Aurore, her mother and little brother have set off for Uncle Thibault's lodge in the Yukon after the death of Aurore's father, little knowing they are headed for the Klondike Gold Rush and the adventure of a lifetime.- The hardships of the Chilkoot Trail.
- The roaring rapids of the Yukon River.
- The grasping greed of Soapy's gang.
About the Author
Keith Halliday is a fourth generation Yukoner raised on ripping yarns about the Klondike Gold Rush and his pioneer fur trading family. After detours in the diplomatic service in Brussels and consulting in Toronto, Keith lives in the Yukon with his wife and four children. .