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Chilkoot Pass: The Most Famous Trail in the North

Format: Paperback
Author: Archie Satterfield
ReleaseDate: June, 1980
Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books
Rating:

Good basic history on the Chilkoot Pass
In fact most of the book geared around the historical part of the Chilkoot although if anyone wishes to real a great book, Pierre Berton's Klondike: the Life and Death of the Last Gold Rush is definitely superior. This book provides a pretty decent history of the Chilkoot Pass and its usages during the Klondike Gold Rush era.

But I was basically looking at the book as guide to hike the actual trail. Having read the lastest version of this book and having hiked the Chilkoot Pass several times by now, I found the trail guide to be somewhat dated and rather uninformative. The basic details seem to be there but it looked like many of the information came second handed.

Book remains a pretty good introductary effort but I would recommended further research before hiking the trail.

A trail-ready, useful guide
Satterfield's guide to the Chilkoot has the ring of authenticity: a reader is convinced that he has been over every inch of the trail. Mr. It is well-written and thorough, and offers the right blend of historical minutia (though not so detailed as Pierre Berton's writing) and practical hiking advice. My own copy is well-worn from many Chilkoot miles.

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