Gold Rush Runaway: A Historical Novel of Alaska Exploration and Adventure - Tapa blanda

Runaway Sven Olafsen, age fourteen, intends to find his father, who, in 1896, left his family to search for gold in Alaska. His last letter, promising he would be home for Christmas, 1897, arrived from Circle City on the Yukon River. Resourcefulness, determination, and skill with mules earn Sven a place with an army expedition under the command of Lt. Joseph Castner. Share Sven's 1898 adventures, his excitement, his hopes and despair, as he braves the Alaska wilderness and weather with the army unit cutting a trail from Prince William Sound to the Yukon River.

Amid-westerner by birth, author, Douglas DeVries has lived in Alaska since 1984. Since 1987, after a teaching career spanning twenty-six years, DeVries has written for children and youth. His stories and articles have been published in several magazines. His early reader, Muscles Moose books show his interest in the outdoors, Alaska, and children. In Gold Rush Runaway, DeVries combines his interest in Alaska history and youth.