{"product_id":"the-floor-of-heaven-a-true-tale-of-the-last-frontier-and-the-yukon-gold-rush-9780307461735","title":"The Floor of Heaven: A True Tale of the Last Frontier and the Yukon Gold Rush","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e N\u003c\/b\u003eew York Times bestselling author Howard Blum expertly weaves together three\u003cb\u003e narratives to tell the\u003cb\u003e true story of the 1897 Klondike Gold Rush.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is the last decade of the 19th century. The Wild West has been tamed and its fierce, independent and often violent larger-than-life figures--gun-toting wanderers, trappers, prospectors, Indian fighters, cowboys, and lawmen--are now victims of their own success. But then gold is discovered in Alaska and the adjacent Canadian Klondike and a new frontier suddenly looms: an immense unexplored territory filled with frozen waterways, dark spruce forests, and towering mountains capped by glistening layers of snow and ice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a true-life tale that rivets from the first page, we meet Charlie Siringo, a top-hand sharp-shooting cowboy who becomes one of the Pinkerton Detective Agency's shrewdest; George Carmack, a California-born American Marine who's adopted by an Indian tribe, raises a family with a Taglish squaw, and makes the discovery that starts off the Yukon Gold Rush; and Jefferson \"Soapy\" Smith, a sly and inventive conman who rules a vast criminal empire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs we follow this trio's lives, we're led inexorably into a perplexing mystery: a fortune in gold bars has somehow been stolen from the fortress-like Treadwell Mine in Juneau, Alaska. Charlie Siringo discovers that to run the thieves to ground, he must embark on a rugged cross-territory odyssey that will lead him across frigid waters and through a frozen wilderness to face down \"Soapy\" Smith and his gang of 300 cutthroats. Hanging in the balance: George Carmack's fortune in gold. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt once a compelling true-life mystery and an unforgettable portrait of a time in America's history, \u003ci\u003eThe Floor of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e is also an exhilarating tribute to the courage and undaunted spirit of the men and women who helped shape America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-387700\"\u003eHoward Blum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.17w x 0.97d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307461735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307461734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036110\"\u003eUnited States | State \u0026amp; Local | Pacific Northwest (OR, WA)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS006020\"\u003eCanada | Post-Confederation (1867-)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036140\"\u003eUnited States | State \u0026amp; Local | West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHOWARD BLUM is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and Edgar Award winner \u003ci\u003eAmerican Lightning, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as such bestsellers as \u003ci\u003eWanted!, The Gold Exodus, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGangland.\u003c\/i\u003e He is currently a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair.\u003c\/i\u003e While at the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, he was twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44707348087021,"sku":"9780307461735","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_746779cf-59c9-455e-b604-00e0b0e74f4b.jpg?v=1703968690","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-floor-of-heaven-a-true-tale-of-the-last-frontier-and-the-yukon-gold-rush-9780307461735","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}