Gold Diggers

I loved this book. While it has history it is not a dull history book and the history is indeed interesting. The book details the lives of different people enveloped in the gold rush from a wonderful clergy man ,a young Irish woman with a keen sense for business, successful and not so successful miners plus those who went there with no knowledge of mining or life in the very rugged north.The book is very well written and weaves the history, the town of Dawson, and the individual characters together seamlessly.

I was in Alaska and just had to get this and read about where I was at the time. It was very detailed and gave you a pretty good idea of what it was like. It also fired up my thirst for gold. It sounds so easy to go somewhere and just "pick up" the gold from a river, but the truth is so far from that. Towards the end of the book, it just seemed that everything had been covered already. I was ready for it to end, but I didn't stop the process, I finished the book.

I had a history prof in college who was loved and respected by all who were lucky enough to get in his class. He didn't want to screw up any body's gpa, so he frequently cancelled semester finals. His respect was not based on being a softie. No, this man made his mark because he KNEW history. He'd insert into every lecture a nugget of a human interest; something that had no meaning in the "big picture" but made it a lot more interesting and fun to read. Charlotte Gray does the same thing, showing the Big Picture of how the Klondike affected both Canada and the US, but as well the human profile. The shrewdness of Belinda Montgomery, the hardships of even successful miners like Bill Haskell, the driven almost obsessed vision of Sam Steele. Excellent read

Reading history can often be boring and tedious, even if the subject is as exciting as the gold rush. But author Charlotte Gray has woven a story as interesting as a novel. Her research is thorough and the story features 6 characters who lived the Yukon adventure. Much of the content is from the actual writings of the actors involved. A must read.

This is an excellent book about a far away place that drew thousands of people into a remote and hostile wilderness. Well written; it follows the key individuals who chased their dreams to Dawson City through extreme difficulties. Very well written.

I watched the television miniseries and was interested to know more. I found the detail I wanted here. Fascinating story. Incredible adventures and a real insight into men who and their compulsions. Arguably these bizarre behaviors conquered the world.

This is a terrific book that is well written and a fascinating read that provides an excellent overview of numerous aspects of Klondike Gold Rush. The author relied on private diaries, letters, and interviews to give new and fascinating insights about the lives of prominent participants in the Gold Rush. I highly recommend this book.

This is a very informative book on the gold rush. However is not what I expected as writing style is very dry.

Amazing philosophical explanations for the doings of man(and woman). Even the television drama Klondyke based on Charlotte Gray's classic smacked of grim reality rather than Hollywood romance. A tremendous read.

Charlotte Gray is one of those authors who knows how to how a good story about the individuals in society. No matter what kind of book a person buys, the investment is well worth the money. Information about the characters in the book is very detailed, and we get to know so much about the character.

I originally saw the three part Klondike series on television and wanted to see how close the characters in the series were to the book. I found the book much more realistic since it was based on actual facts. The author's research was good and I learned a lot about the gold rush days. I didn't realize how much politics was involved.

Amazing book

Most of us probably don't know very much about the great Klondike gold rush. Gold Diggers provides an excellent opportunity to learn a lot about it. Gray's tale is very entertaining as well as being loaded with well researched information.