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The glory days of Treadwell, Alaska once a featured stop on steamship cruises, and the beneficiary of productive goldmines on Douglas Island, were over once mining ceased early in the twentieth century. In Treadwell Gold: An Alaska Saga of Riches and Ruin (University of Alaska Press), Seattle writer Sheila Kelly, whose father and grandfather lived in Treadwell, presents first-person accounts from the sons and daughters of the miners, machinists, hoist operators, and superintendents who all dug and blasted the gold that made Treadwell rich. Alongside these stories are vintage photos that capture both the industrial vigor of the mines and the daily lives that made up Treadwell society. This is a family story that also—with its inclusion of stories about mine accidents, shipwrecks, fires, labor troubles, Native land rights struggles, and changing technology—tells an important story about the western U.S.

Treadwell Gold: An Alaska Saga of Riches and Ruin (Hardcover)

By Sheila Kelly

$35.00

ISBN-13: 9781602230750
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: University of Alaska Press, 05/01/2010

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