The Clara Nevada: Gold, Greed, Murder and Alaska's Inside Passage

February 5, 1898. Witnesses report a giant orange fireball reflected in the glacial waters of Alaska s Lynn Canal. At the height of Klondike gold fever, the Clara Nevada disappeared into an epic storm taking passengers and priceless cargo with her. Was the explosion an accident or a robbery gone wrong? Did Captain C.H. Lewis make off with $165,000 ($13.6 million in today s currency) in raw gold? Or was the sinking a case of a sea-weary steamer meeting an untimely end? Alaska historian Steven C. Levi combs the archives to piece together the true account of the Clara Nevada s final voyage, attempting to solve the riddle of the lost steamer that resurfaced ten years after that tragic night and became known as Alaska s ghost ship."

Author: Steven C. Levi
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Published: 05/14/2011
Pages: 130
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d
ISBN13: 9781540205971
ISBN10: 1540205975
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | Pacific Northwest (OR, WA)
- Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding | History

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