Wealth Woman
Kate Carmack and the Klondike Race for Gold
Nonfiction, History, Polar Regions, Americas, Canada
| Author: | Deb Vanasse | ISBN: | 9781940320908 |
| Publisher: | Running Fox Books | Publication: | February 29, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Deb Vanasse |
| ISBN: | 9781940320908 |
| Publisher: | Running Fox Books |
| Publication: | February 29, 2016 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
With the first headlines that screamed “Gold! Gold! Gold!” the rush to the Klondike quickly became the stuff of legend. It was the Wild West all over again, the cowboy hero recast as prospector, a rugged individual who, given the right mix of determination and luck, prevailed against the challenges of the wilderness.
Missing from popular accounts that celebrate conquest and individual achievement are the perspectives of those who were there first—in particular, the stories of Native women like Kate Carmack, first called Shaaw Tláa, who played a pivotal role in the events that led to the Klondike stampede.
Given from a close-knit Yukon Indian band into marriage with prospector George Carmack, Kate met nearly every key figure in gold rush history. On an expedition up the Klondike River in 1896, it was her brother Skookum Jim, accompanied by Kate’s nephew and husband, who discovered the gold that triggered the rush.
Four years later, Carmack abandoned his wife at a California ranch. Illiterate and thousands of miles from her home, Kate fought for her wealth, her family, and her reputation.
Through a fortuitous combination of correspondence, legal proceedings, ethnographic study, and the generosity of Kate’s Tagish relatives, the story of Kate Carmack can finally be told. The first popular rendering of the Klondike Gold Rush from the perspective of those who were there first, her biography gives voice to a survivor who, against all odds, ultimately reclaimed her true wealth.
Wealth Woman is riveting Klondike history as you’ve never heard it before.
“After dozens of books on the man-dominated, scoundrel-infested side of the Klondike Gold Rush, a fresh, new take on an epic historical event” ~ Kim Heacox, author of Jimmy Bluefeather and The Only Kayak
“An excellent example of the New Western History that seeks to recover previously marginalized voices of women, among other groups.” ~ Ross Coen, author of Fu-go: The Curious History of Japan’s Balloon Bomb Attack on America and Breaking Ice for Arctic Oil
“With this deeply researched and richly imagined biography, Deb Vanasse draws one of the Klondike’s most essential yet elusive characters from the wings and restores her to her rightful place.” ~ Frances Backhouse, author of Women of the Klondike and Once They Were Hats
With the first headlines that screamed “Gold! Gold! Gold!” the rush to the Klondike quickly became the stuff of legend. It was the Wild West all over again, the cowboy hero recast as prospector, a rugged individual who, given the right mix of determination and luck, prevailed against the challenges of the wilderness.
Missing from popular accounts that celebrate conquest and individual achievement are the perspectives of those who were there first—in particular, the stories of Native women like Kate Carmack, first called Shaaw Tláa, who played a pivotal role in the events that led to the Klondike stampede.
Given from a close-knit Yukon Indian band into marriage with prospector George Carmack, Kate met nearly every key figure in gold rush history. On an expedition up the Klondike River in 1896, it was her brother Skookum Jim, accompanied by Kate’s nephew and husband, who discovered the gold that triggered the rush.
Four years later, Carmack abandoned his wife at a California ranch. Illiterate and thousands of miles from her home, Kate fought for her wealth, her family, and her reputation.
Through a fortuitous combination of correspondence, legal proceedings, ethnographic study, and the generosity of Kate’s Tagish relatives, the story of Kate Carmack can finally be told. The first popular rendering of the Klondike Gold Rush from the perspective of those who were there first, her biography gives voice to a survivor who, against all odds, ultimately reclaimed her true wealth.
Wealth Woman is riveting Klondike history as you’ve never heard it before.
“After dozens of books on the man-dominated, scoundrel-infested side of the Klondike Gold Rush, a fresh, new take on an epic historical event” ~ Kim Heacox, author of Jimmy Bluefeather and The Only Kayak
“An excellent example of the New Western History that seeks to recover previously marginalized voices of women, among other groups.” ~ Ross Coen, author of Fu-go: The Curious History of Japan’s Balloon Bomb Attack on America and Breaking Ice for Arctic Oil
“With this deeply researched and richly imagined biography, Deb Vanasse draws one of the Klondike’s most essential yet elusive characters from the wings and restores her to her rightful place.” ~ Frances Backhouse, author of Women of the Klondike and Once They Were Hats
