{"product_id":"gamblers-and-dreamers-charlene-porsild-9780774806503","title":"Gamblers and Dreamers: Women, Men, and Community in the Klondike","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe popular image of the Klondike is of a rush of white, male adventurers who overcame great physical and geographical obstacles in their quest for gold. Young, white, single American men carried forward the ideals and structures of the western frontier. It was a man's world made respectable only after the turn of the century with the arrival of white, middle class women who miraculously swept out the corners of dirt and vice and 'civilized' the society. These impressions endure despite recent attempts to correct them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGamblers and Dreamers\u003c\/i\u003e tackles some of the myths about the history of the North in the era of the gold rush. Though many inhabitants came and went, Charlene Porsild focuses on the concept of community commitment to show that many put down roots. This in-depth study of Dawson City at the turn of the century reveals that the city had a cosmopolitan character, a stratified society, and a definite permanence. It examines the lives of First Nations peoples, miners and other labourers, professionals, merchants, dance hall performers and sex trade workers, providing fascinating detail about those who left homes and jobs to strike it rich in the last great gold rush of the nineteenth century. In the process, \u003ci\u003eGamblers and Dreamers\u003c\/i\u003e puts a human face on this compelling period of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlene Porsild\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774806508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774806503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/1999 pg. 79 - Strongly Recommended","brand":"Charlene Porsild","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065118798079,"sku":"9780774806503","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9197a547-4795-4583-a6ea-0dfc1738dc1b.jpg?v=1768673113","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gamblers-and-dreamers-charlene-porsild-9780774806503","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}