Gold Hunting in Alaska

Joseph Grinnell (1877 - 1939)

In 1898, naturalist, Joseph Grinnell joins a company of twenty men bound for Kotzebue Sound, Alaska, from California aboard the schooner Penelope. With the trained eye of a scientist and with a flair for prose and poetry, he documents the adventures of this group of gold hunters before they return a year and a half later. This account gives valuable insights into the Alaskan culture of that time and the hardships of those searching for the fortunes of gold. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Genre(s): Exploration

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Dedication & Preface Larry Wilson
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Play 01 Chapter 1 BettyB
00:22:58
Play 02 Chapter 2 fred
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Play 03 Chapter 3 Kerry Adams
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Play 04 Chapter 4 Sunbeard
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Play 05 Chapter 5 Connemara
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Play 06 Chapter 6 Jarryd Hanson
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Play 07 Chapter 7 Wayne Cooke
00:15:22
Play 08 Chapter 8 Wallace Morgan
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Play 09 Chapter 9 MickeyMac
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Play 10 Chapter 10 Jeremy Clark
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Play 11 Chapter 11 Jeremy Clark
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Play 12 Chapter 12 Jeremy Clark
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Play 13 Chapter 13 Dylan Smith
00:22:25
Play 14 Chapter 14 Connemara
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Play 15 Chapter 15 June Weintraub
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Play 16 Chapter 16 fred
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Play 17 Chapter 17 Skylane
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Play 18 Chapter 18 Skylane
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Play 19 Chapter 19 madhushree
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Play 20 Chapter 20 Doreen Marcotte
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Play 21 Chapter 21 fred
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Play 22 Chapter 22 fred
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Play 23 Chapter 23 fred
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Play 24 Chapter 24 Connemara
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Play 25 Chapter 25 BettyB
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