A diverse cast of characters, ranging from an American girl to a Japanese prospector, come together during the Alaskan Gold Rush of the 1890s and make various vital discoveries
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Seller: Ravin Books, Yankton, SD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. Slight wear. May have minor sticker residue or marks or writing. Our service is second to no other seller because we use easy to remove inventory tags and try to ship every day so your book arrives quicker! As a small independent book store in the Midwest we thank you for the support. Satisfaction guaranteed in all transactions. Let us know what we can do to help! Seller Inventory # 13114
Seller: Old Algonquin Books, LONE TREE, CO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Novel of Alaska during 1890s gold rush by PEN/Faulkner award winner. Review copy with review slips & author photo laid in. Seller Inventory # 8710
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. First edition copy. . Very Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (Gold Mines, Mining, Eskimos, Alaska). Seller Inventory # NC01B-00864
Seller: UHR Books, Hollis Center, ME, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. Stated First Edition. A very nice copy. Book. Seller Inventory # 081188
Seller: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. First edition stated. A Fine copy in like dustjacket. Seller Inventory # 339338
Seller: Dan Pope Books, West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, First printing. A fine copy in a fine jacket. A clean, tight, unread copy with price ($18.95) intact on front flap. Wiley won the PEN/Faulkner Award for "Soldiers in Hiding." F-800. Seller Inventory # FLAHIVE-861
Seller: Nilbog Books, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition (1st printing). This is a New and Unread copy of the first edition (1st printing). NOT a remainder copy. Seller Inventory # 025757
Seller: Black Cat Hill Books, Oregon City, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. First Edition, so stated. First Edition, so stated. Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Book shows only very minor indications of us: two tiny dots of stain at the top edge and the slightest shelf rubbing at the bottom edge of the boards, which also show three superficial dents; the binding remains square and secure; text clean. The DJ shows barely discernible sunning to the background field of the backstrip; the price is unclipped. No longer pristine, but remains virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 291pp. Hardback with DJ. Set in Alaska in the late 19th century, this novel is the story of a diverse group of people - Eskimos, Irish, Japanese and North American - brought together by the gold rush and strangely influenced by the alien landscape in which they find themselves. Richard Wiley has also written "Soldiers in Hiding", the recipient of the Pen/Faulkener Prize. Wiley's second novel is a subdued, reflective portrait of the adventurers and fortune-seekers who journeyed to the barely settled town of Nome, Alaska, in 1899, hoping to ride the crest of a gold rush. What many found instead was a harsh Arctic climate that offered little in the way of sustenance, let alone wealth. Coming from worlds as distant and different as America, Ireland and Japan, the explorers had to learn to trust one another's cultural rituals and those of the indigenous Eskimo population. The author interweaves several stories as they unfold over the course of a year. Some of them are straight and vivid: an old Japanese man keeps himself company through the long freeze by recounting the entire history of his country; a young woman opens the town's first bathhouse, later using it as a political base; a preacher holds his flock by creating Bible stories with such characters as Andrew the Suicidal. Seller Inventory # 43078
Seller: Steve Thorson, Bookseller, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. AS NEW unread book, tight crisp page block, square corners, first edition stated. Unclipped dustjacket (priced at $18.95), no flaws. Book shipped well packed in a box and USPS tracking number supplied upon shipment. Book is in my possession and usually ships next day. Seller Inventory # 003267
Seller: Lorrin Wong, Bookseller, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
1st printing of 1st US edition. A clean fine hard cover book in fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 564310