| Description |
1 online resource (222 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Canadian War Museum historical publication ; no. 24
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Canadian War Museum historical publication ; no. 24.
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| Note |
Includes the diary of Edward Lester. |
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Map on lining papers. |
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"In collaboration with the Canadian War Museum, Canadian Museum of Civilization, National Museums of Canada." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Summary |
A history of the Yukon Field Force, an ad hoc unit of the Canadian Militia which only existed for two years, from 1898 to 1900, based on the diary of Edward Lester, an English immigrant who served in the Force as a private soldier. Includes Lester's diary (p.130-206). |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Contents |
""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction “The Golden Mecca of the North�""; ""Archival Detective Work: The Provenance of the Lester Diary""; ""Edward Lester�s Diary “Plenty of good hard graft�""; ""Faith Fenton�s Despatches “Special Correspondence of the Globe�""; ""Edward Lester�s Diary “Damn the Goldfields altogether�""; ""Faith Fenton�s & Georgia Powell�s Despatches “From mountain to swamp and bog�""; ""Edward Lester�s Diary “Up to our waists in ice-cold water�""; ""Faith Fenton�s Last Despatch “The Yukon Jollies�"" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Canada. Canadian Army. Yukon Field Force.
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Canada. Canadian Army. Yukon Field Force. |
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Lester, Edward, 1861-1938 -- Diaries.
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Lester, Edward, 1861-1938. |
| Genre/Form |
Diaries.
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| Subject |
Lester, Edward, 1861-1938. |
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Lester, Edward, né 1861. |
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Canada. Canadian Army. Yukon Field Force. |
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Canada. Armée canadienne. Yukon Field Force. |
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Canada. Armée canadienne. Yukon Field Force. |
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Lester, Edward, né 1861 -- Journaux intimes. |
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Kanada / Yukon Field Force. |
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Klondike River Valley (Yukon) -- Gold discoveries.
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Soldiers -- Yukon -- Diaries.
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Soldiers. |
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Yukon. |
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Diaries. |
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Yukon -- History -- 1895-1980. |
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Electronic books.
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Diaries.
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| Added Author |
Greenhous, Brereton, 1929-
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Canadian Museum of Civilization.
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Canadian War Museum.
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National Museums of Canada.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lester, Edward, 1861-1938. Guarding the goldfields. Toronto : Dundurn Press, 1987 1550020285 9781550020281 (OCoLC)16872034 |
| ISBN |
9781554881819 (electronic book) |
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1554881811 (electronic book) |
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9781459713437 (electronic book) |
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1459713435 (electronic book) |
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1550020285 |
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9781550020281 |
