The Man from the Creeks

Type

Book

Authors

Kroetsch, Robert

ISBN 10

0679309179

ISBN 13

9780679309178

Tags

Literature & Fiction, Yukon--Klondike River Valley, Gold mines and mining, Mothers and sons

Abstract

Publisher Comments
Governor General's Award-winning author Robert Kroetsch takes us back to the historic days of the Klondike Gold Rush with a gripping tale of three entrepreneurs desperate to strike it rich.

Fourteen-year-old Peek and his mother, known to most as Lou, hitch up with Benjamin Redd, a cooper with a secret stash of whiskey -- he intends to sell it and buy into his friend Dan McGrew's claim in Dawson. The three of them endure avalanches, near-starvation, treachery, and a cast of colourful characters in their quest to reach the fabled city and find their fortune.

Description

About the Author
Robert Kroetsch is the author of numerous works of poetry and fiction, including The Studhorse Man, winner of the Governor General's Award. He lives in Victoria, B.C.

Biblio Notes

Genre/Form: Historical fiction
Fiction
Material Type: Fiction
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Robert Kroetsch

ISBN: 0679309179 9780679309178
OCLC Number: 37983291
Description: 307 pages ; 22 cm
Responsibility: Robert Kroetsch.

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