Why a Booktrail?
1898: Gold fever has taken him. I believe he means to kill me…
The Rush
What you need to know before your trail
The gold rush is on in the frozen wilderness of the Yukon. Fortunes are made as quickly as they’re lost, and Dawson City has become a lawless settlement.
In its midst, three women are trying to survive on the edge of civilisation. Journalist Kate has travelled hundreds of miles after receiving a letter from her sister, who fears that her husband will kill her. Martha’s hotel is under threat from the local strongman who is buying up the town. And down by the river, Ellen feels her future slip away as her husband fails to find the gold they risked so much to seek.
When a woman is murdered, Kate, Martha and Ellen find their lives, fates and fortunes intertwined. But to unmask her killer, they must navigate a desperate land run by dangerous men who will do anything for a glimpse of gold…
Travel Guide
Yukon
“The Klondike Gold Rush was a period of rapid migration to the Klondike region of Yukon, Canada, between 1896 and 18.99, fuelled by the discovery of gold. It is estimated that 100,000 people set out for the region, though only 30,000 eventually made it and few struck it rich”
Klondike
Someone plucked the first gold from Bonanza Creek, sparking the Klondike Gold Rush in 1896.
Dawson City
Lowe’s Mortuary is directly associated with the earliest days of the Klondike Gold Rush.
It is also one of the best examples of a building that illustrates Dawson City’s transition from a gold mining camp to a commercial centre
Commissioner’s Residence
The building is closely associated with the exercise of Canadian sovereignty in the Yukon and the establishment of a long-term federal presence there
Booktrailer Review
“The Rush” is an adventure in a book. It’s a time travel experience. Aptly, it’s a rush to read. Wow
What starts as a fictional tale about the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898 turns out to be a fully immersive look into the art of gold mining, the societies and towns that grew up as a result, the change in society as a whole, the role of women and so much more
What I loved about this book is that Kate, Ellen and Martha are all based on real characters. That gave them an edge and I was fully connected to each of them, wanting to know more about these portals of history in human form.
This book played with all my emotions. I was nervous, anxious, on edge, happy, excited.. and fully prepared to get up early in fictional terms to head to them thar hills with the women. I started to fantasise about finding gold…god this book got me! Tell you what, it was a trek just getting to the Yukon back in the day. Was knackered by the end of it, it felt that real and raw!
What a book.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Rush
Destination/location: Yukon, Dawson City, Klondike Author/guide: Beth Lewis Departure Time: 1898
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