{"product_id":"the-klondike-quest-a-photographic-essay-1897-1899","title":"The Klondike Quest: A Photographic Essay, 1897-1899","description":"The most photographed event in America during the 19th century.\nMore than 10,000 images reside in public archives and private collections, depicting every aspect of what popular historian Pierre Berton has called \"one of the strangest mass movements in history.\" For this book, Berton selected 200 photographs, some iconic, some touchingly personal, and most previously unpublished.\nThe Klondike Quest brings to life the panoramic drama of the great stampede for gold as seen by the ordinary gold-seeker. The photographs are beautifully reproduced and informatively and colorfully captioned. \"One million people, it is said, laid plans to go to the Klondike. One hundred thousand actually set off. And so the Klondike saga is a chronicle of humanity in the mass.... For the next eighteen months, the Yukon interior plateau became a human anthill.\" (1983)\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0316092185\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0316092185.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:BERTON, Pierre\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43338439098429,"sku":"BVV.0316092185.G","price":11.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0316092185-0.jpg?v=1783921121","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-klondike-quest-a-photographic-essay-1897-1899","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}