The Great Reindeer Caper : The Missionary and the Miners
Language: English
Published by DorPete Press, Briarcliff Manor, NY, U.S.A., 1997
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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Full-bound light blue cloth, 120 pages. "This book the explores the origins of the miners' [1897 Alaska gold rush] plight and the relation of the missionary to the reindeer. It also looks into the way in which worthy causes sometimes are used as vehicles for achieving a private agenda and the difficulty of stopping an ongoing government project.".
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- Title
- The Great Reindeer Caper : The Missionary and the Miners
- Author
- Rinaldo, Peter M.
- Publisher
- DorPete Press, Briarcliff Manor, NY, U.S.A.
- Publication year
- 1997
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1890849006
- ISBN 13
- 9781890849009
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Seller catalogs
- Alaska
From the Author
I became interested in the Alaskan Gold Rush through reading the unpublished memoirs of my great uncle, Peter Laird Trout. Uncle Peter was the black sheep of his family, since he deserted his wife and three small children to embark on a series of adventures, including the Gold Rush of 1897-98.
In his memoirs, which are included in part in this book, Uncle Peter recounts his disappointment at having to leave a promising prospect for gold near Dawson in the Yukon because he faced starvation if he remained. He then mentioned the ill-fated reindeer expedition to rescue the Yukon miners.
In the histories of the Gold Rush that I consulted to verify his story, I could find only a brief mention of the reindeer. However, eventually I found ample documentation in contemporary newspaper accounts, the Congressional Record and other government documents, and in the biographies of Dr. Sheldon Jackson. It turned out that Dr. Jackson used the miners' plight to further his own aim to import reindeer from Lapland to Alaska. Further, it is evident that the government continued to spend money on the expedition long after it was clear that no miners would starve.
Thus, the story seemed relevant to the present, when private citizens and organizations are still using worthy public causes to advance their private agendas, and the government still continues to spend money on projects long after the need for the project has passed,
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