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Kelly, Sheila.

Treadwell Gold : An Alaska Saga of Riches and Ruin. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (286 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Prologue -- Introduction:Treadwell at Its Peak -- Chapter One: Catalyst for Alaska Development -- Chapter Two: Treadwell Mines -- Chapter Three: An Unusual Company Town -- Chapter Four: Company Family through Boom and Bust -- Chapter Five: The Big Hoistman's Boisterous Family -- Chapter Six: Tough Grind of the Hard-Rock Miner -- Chapter Seven: View from the Mansion -- Chapter Eight: Labor Troubles and the Western Federation of Miners -- Chapter Nine: The Tlingit -- Chapter Ten: Fourth of July's Grand Celebration -- Chapter Eleven: Double Threat of Wind and Fire -- Chapter Twelve: Intimations of Disaster -- Chapter Thirteen: The Cave-In -- Chapter Fourteen: A Town Brought Down -- Chapter Fifteen: Reduced to Ashes -- Epilogue: The Place, the People, the Gold -- Afterword -- Treadwell Timeline -- Acknowledgments -- Endnotes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.

ISBN: 9781602231023

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Gold miners -- Alaska -- Douglas Island -- History -- 20th century.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: F912

Dewey Class. No.: 979.8/4