Stampede
- 288 pages
- 11 hours of reading
"A gripping and wholly original account of the epic human tragedy that was the great Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-1898"-- Provided by publisher
Brian Castner Books
Brian Castner is a writer of nonfiction whose work grapples with the profound impact of war and trauma. Drawing from his own experiences as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer and veteran, he explores themes of resilience and the human condition under extreme duress. His distinctive voice is marked by a stark honesty and an unflinching examination of the complexities of conflict and its aftermath. Castner's journalism and essays offer readers compelling and challenging perspectives on critical global issues.
Stampede: Gold Fever and Disaster in the Klondike
- 500 pages
- 18 hours of reading
In 1897, the United States was mired in the worst economic depression that the country had yet endured. So when all the newspapers announced gold was to be found in wildly enriching quantities in the Klondike River region of the Yukon, a mob of economically desperate Americans swarmed north. Within weeks tens of thousands of them were embarking from western ports to throw themselves at some of the harshest terrain on the planet -- in winter yet -- woefully unprepared, with no experience at all in mining or mountaineering. It was a mass delusion that quickly proved deadly: avalanches, shipwrecks, starvation, murder.