To Alaska For Gold: Or The Fortune Hunters Of The Yukon

Bound to Succeed #3

by Edward Stratemeyer, A.B. Shute (Illustrator)

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

248 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1899

About the author

Edward Stratemeyer (1862-1930) was an American publisher and writer of children's fiction. He was one of the most prolific writers in the world, producing in excess of 1,300 books himself, selling in excess of 500 million copies. He also created many well-known fictional book series for juveniles, including The Rover Boys, The Bobbsey Twins, Tom Swift, The Hardy Boys, and Nancy Drew series, many of which sold millions of copies and are still in publication today.
In the early 1880s he began writing shorts after the style of Horatio Alger under several pseudonyms, mainly using the pen names "Arthur M. Winfield" "Allen Chapman", and "Capt. Ralph Bonehill."
Stratemeyer formed the Stratemeyer Literary Syndicate in 1905 and hired journalists to write stories based on his ideas. He paid them a flat rate for each book and kept the copyrights to the novels.

Reviews

[Kevin Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vintage books are often too slow or florid for my taste. As such I was pleasantly surprised by To Alaska for Gold. While there was little character development, I really enjoyed the pace and plot line. It was worth moving the book from 3 to 4 stars.

[Joe Stevens · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a surprisingly fun read. I've started reading some of the earliest novels of Edward Stratemeyer with an eye toward writing up a book on the Stratemeyer syndicate which has always fascinated me. I began the this book with limited expectations, but found it was a good old fashioned adventure up through the wilds of Alaska and into the golden days of the Yukon. The trip from San Fransisco through the mountains of Alaska was particularly well told. In a world long before the internet, Statemeyer clearly did some significant research and he writes savage scenery and difficult adventures well.

[Mika · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful gold rush story, full of colorful characters, a lot of heart, and adventures in the Alaskan wilderness. It also has lots of interesting historical details, like self-rising flour (cool!) and sealing cans of fruit with molten lead (yikes!). I was also thoroughly impressed with how many people over-wintered in one 11x20 cabin! It was COZY in there, and I started to feel a little claustrophobic just reading about it! 😆

[Forked Radish]

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