{"product_id":"the-floor-of-heaven-a-true-tale-of-the-last-frontier-and-the-yukon-gold-rush-paperback-1","title":"The Floor of Heaven: A True Tale of the Last Frontier and the Yukon Gold Rush - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHoward Blum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e N\u003c\/b\u003eew York Times bestselling author Howard Blum expertly weaves together three\u003cb\u003e narratives to tell the\u003cb\u003e true story of the 1897 Klondike Gold Rush.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is the last decade of the 19th century. The Wild West has been tamed and its fierce, independent and often violent larger-than-life figures--gun-toting wanderers, trappers, prospectors, Indian fighters, cowboys, and lawmen--are now victims of their own success. But then gold is discovered in Alaska and the adjacent Canadian Klondike and a new frontier suddenly looms: an immense unexplored territory filled with frozen waterways, dark spruce forests, and towering mountains capped by glistening layers of snow and ice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a true-life tale that rivets from the first page, we meet Charlie Siringo, a top-hand sharp-shooting cowboy who becomes one of the Pinkerton Detective Agency's shrewdest; George Carmack, a California-born American Marine who's adopted by an Indian tribe, raises a family with a Taglish squaw, and makes the discovery that starts off the Yukon Gold Rush; and Jefferson \"Soapy\" Smith, a sly and inventive conman who rules a vast criminal empire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs we follow this trio's lives, we're led inexorably into a perplexing mystery: a fortune in gold bars has somehow been stolen from the fortress-like Treadwell Mine in Juneau, Alaska. Charlie Siringo discovers that to run the thieves to ground, he must embark on a rugged cross-territory odyssey that will lead him across frigid waters and through a frozen wilderness to face down \"Soapy\" Smith and his gang of 300 cutthroats. Hanging in the balance: George Carmack's fortune in gold. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt once a compelling true-life mystery and an unforgettable portrait of a time in America's history, \u003ci\u003eThe Floor of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e is also an exhilarating tribute to the courage and undaunted spirit of the men and women who helped shape America.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHOWARD BLUM is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and Edgar Award winner \u003ci\u003eAmerican Lightning, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as such bestsellers as \u003ci\u003eWanted!, The Gold Exodus, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGangland.\u003c\/i\u003e He is currently a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair.\u003c\/i\u003e While at the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, he was twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 8.01 x 5.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 27, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47518257643741,"sku":"9780307461735","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/LbMVTyVq9780307461735_9dec1912-e10d-4844-b988-627bb8df5c42.webp?v=1772207318","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-floor-of-heaven-a-true-tale-of-the-last-frontier-and-the-yukon-gold-rush-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}