عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
F912.D75 K45 2010eb
F912
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D75
K45
2010eb
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
1602231028
(Number (ISBN
9781602231023
Erroneous ISBN
1602230420
Erroneous ISBN
1602230757
Erroneous ISBN
1602231184
Erroneous ISBN
9781602230422
Erroneous ISBN
9781602230750
Erroneous ISBN
9781602231184
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b722665
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Treadwell gold :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
an Alaska saga of riches and ruin /
First Statement of Responsibility
Sheila Kelly.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Fairbanks, AK :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of Alaska Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
©2010.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xiv, 271 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Introduction : Treadwell at its peak -- Catalyst for Alaskan development -- Treadwell Mines : the story in brief -- An unusual company town -- Company family through boom and bust -- The big Hoistman's boisterous family -- Tough grind of the hard rock miner -- View from the mansion -- Labor troubles and the Western Federation of Miners -- The Tlingit : ancient culture meets modern industry -- Fourth of July's grand celebration -- Double threat of wind and fire -- Intimations of disaster -- The cave-in : rumblings become a roar -- A town brought down -- Reduced to ashes -- Epilogue : the place, the people, the gold.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
A century ago, Treadwell, Alaska, was a featured stop on steamship cruises, a rich, up-to-date town that was the most prominent and proud in all Alaska. Its wealth, however, was founded on the remarkably productive gold mines on Douglas Island, and when those caved in and flooded in the early decades of the twentieth century, Treadwell sank into relative obscurity. Treadwell Gold presents first-person accounts from the sons and daughters of the miners, machinists, hoist operators, and superintendents who together dug and blasted the gold that made Treadwell rich. Alongside these stories are vi.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
OverDrive, Inc.
Stock Number
F460BCAA-FC22-4900-90F9-25166D704A19
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Treadwell gold.
International Standard Book Number
9781602230750
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Extinct cities-- Alaska-- Douglas Island.
Gold miners-- Alaska-- Douglas Island-- History-- 20th century.
Gold mines and mining-- Alaska-- Douglas Island-- History-- 20th century.
Extinct cities.
Gold miners.
Gold mines and mining.
HISTORY-- State & Local-- General.
Manners and customs.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Douglas Island (Alaska), Gold discoveries.
Douglas Island (Alaska), History, Local, 20th century.
Douglas Island (Alaska), Social life and customs, 20th century.
Treadwell (Alaska), History.
Alaska, Douglas Island.
Alaska, Treadwell.
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HIS-- 036010
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
979
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8/4
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
F912
.
D75
Book number
K45
2010eb
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Kelly, Sheila,1942-
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20201208143652.0
Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))
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ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
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