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Author Kelly, Sheila, 1942-

Title Treadwell gold : an Alaska saga of riches and ruin / Sheila Kelly.

Publication Info. Fairbanks, AK : University of Alaska Press, [2010]
©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 271 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
Summary 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.
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Subject Douglas Island (Alaska) -- History, Local -- 20th century.
Treadwell (Alaska) -- History.
Extinct cities -- Alaska -- Douglas Island.
Extinct cities.
Alaska -- Douglas Island.
Douglas Island (Alaska) -- Gold discoveries.
Douglas Island (Alaska) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Gold miners -- Alaska -- Douglas Island -- History -- 20th century.
Gold miners.
History.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Gold mines and mining -- Alaska -- Douglas Island -- History -- 20th century.
Gold mines and mining.
Chronological Term 1900 - 1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Local history.
Other Form: Print version: Kelly, Sheila, 1942- Treadwell gold. Fairbanks, AK : University of Alaska Press, ©2010 9781602230750 (DLC) 2009035477 (OCoLC)435800847
ISBN 9781602231023 (electronic book)
1602231028 (electronic book)
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1602230420 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
1602230757 (alkaline paper)
9781602230750 (alkaline paper)
1602231184
9781602231184