Guarding the Goldfields: The story of the Yukon Field Force

by Brereton Greenhous (Editor)

Overview

Canada’s gold rush of the late 1890s attracted dreamers and schemers from all over North America. Guarding the Goldfields is the story of the men sent to guard the Yukon and maintain order.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781459713437
Publisher:	Dundurn Press
Publication date:	07/26/1996
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Brereton Greenhous worked for twenty-five years in the Department of National Defence's Directorate of History. He authored, co-authored, or edited more than a dozen books on Canadian military history.

Brereton Greenhous worked for twenty-five years in the Department of National Defence's Directorate of History. He has authored, co-authored, or edited a dozen books on Canadian military history, including Out of the Shadows: Canada in the Second World War and "C" Force to Hong Kong: A Canadian Catastrophe, 1941-1945.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Seldom is such meticulously documented first-hand material describing times long past so immediate in flavour and so absorbingly readable. Can be highly recommended to students interested in the gold-rush era and its attendant social problems."

Editorial Reviews

"Guarding the Goldfields is both a valuable addition to the historical literature of the Yukon Field Force and a good read."

Canadian Defence Quarterly - Dr. R.G. Haycock

"... Guarding the Goldfields is a valuable addition to any Canadian history or heritage collection. It provides a different perspective on an exciting era in Canadian history not encountered in the usual goldrush accounts."

Canadian Book Review Annual - A.A. den Otter

"Seldom is such meticulously documented first-hand material describing times long past so immediate in flavour and so absorbingly readable. Can be highly recommended to students interested in the gold-rush era and its attendant social problems."

Canadian Materials - Joan McGrath

"... Guarding the Goldfields is a valuable addition to any Canadian history or heritage collection. It provides a different perspective on an exciting era in Canadian history not encountered in the usual goldrush accounts."

"Guarding the Goldfields is both a valuable addition to the historical literature of the Yukon Field Force and a good read."

"Seldom is such meticulously documented first-hand material describing times long past so immediate in flavour and so absorbingly readable. Can be highly recommended to students interested in the gold-rush era and its attendant social problems."

From the Publisher

"Guarding the Goldfields is both a valuable addition to the historical literature of the Yukon Field Force and a good read."
— Dr. R.G. Haycock

Canadian Defence Quarterly

"Seldom is such meticulously documented first-hand material describing times long past so immediate in flavour and so absorbingly readable. Can be highly recommended to students interested in the gold-rush era and its attendant social problems."
— Joan McGrath

Canadian Materials

"... Guarding the Goldfields is a valuable addition to any Canadian history or heritage collection. It provides a different perspective on an exciting era in Canadian history not encountered in the usual goldrush accounts."
— A.A. den Otter

Canadian Book Review Annual