All That Glitters: The Life and Times of Joseph Ladue
by Jones, Ed & Star

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All That Glitters: The Life and Times of Joseph Ladue: Like many men of the nineteenth century, Joseph Francis Ladue (1854 – 1901) sought to rise from humble origins to a position of wealth – by way of the mother lode. This is the story of one man's ambitions, failures, trials, and triumphs. His quest took him to the dusty, rowdy boom-towns of Deadwood and Tombstone and the unexplored territory of Canada's Yukon. There, for fifteen years he worked side by side with men like Jack McQuesten, Arthur Harper, and Al Mayo as prospector, trader, miner, and promoter of the Yukon Valley. When gold was discovered in the Klondike, Ladue was there. He founded Dawson City, on of the most important commercial centers during the heady days of the Klondike Gold Rush. Tenacious, generous, self-effacing, Joe Ladue typified the kind of pioneer who wanted his fellows to succeed, too. In 1897, Leslies Weekly Magazine dubbed Ladue “The Original King of the Klondike.” He is that and more.

Living in Dawson City and Santa Fe, New Mexico, Ed and Star Jones have, for forty years, retraced Ladue's steps in Canada and the United States, and their painstaking effort in research and interviews have resulted in the first biography of this historic figure.

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Weight:	0.75 kg
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ISBN-10:	0973268379
ISBN-13/EAN:	9780973268379
Author:	Jones, Ed & Star
Publisher:	Wolf Creek Publishing Whitehorse, Yukon
Publication Date:	6/2005
Pages:	348 pages
Size/Dimensions:	9 x 6 x 1.5 inches
Binding:	Hardcover