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ISBN: PB: 9781602231184

ISBN: HB: 9781602230750

University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press

March 2013

271 pp.

25.1x17.8 cm

80 halftones

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£13,50
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Treadwell Gold

An Alaska Saga of Riches and Ruin

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 vintage photos that capture both the industrial vigor of the mines and the daily lives that made up Treadwell society. The book will fascinate anyone interested in Alaskan history or the romance of gold mining's past.


Content

Prologue
Introduction
Treadwell at Its Peak

Chapter One: Catalyst for Alaska Development
Chapter Two: Treadwell Mines: The Story in Brief
Chapter Three: An Unusual Company Town
Chapter Four: Company Family through Boom and Bust
Chapter Five: The Big Hoistman's Boisterous Family
Chapter Six: Tough Grind of the Hard-Rock Miner
Chapter Seven: View from the Mansion
Chapter Eight: Labor Troubles and the Western Federation of Miners
Chapter Nine: The Tlingit: Ancient Culture Meets Modern Industry
Chapter Ten: Fourth of July's Grand Celebration
Chapter Eleven: Double Threat of Wind and Fire
Chapter Twelve: Imitations of Disaster
Chapter Thirteen: The Cave-in: Rumblings Become a Roar
Chapter Fourteen: A Town Brought Down
Chapter Fifteen: Reduced to Ashes

Epilogue: The Place, the People, the Gold

Afterword
Timeline
Acknowledgements
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Sheila Kelly has been studying Treadwell, where her father and aunts were born and raised, for more than twenty years. She lives in Seattle.