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- Title
Gold Rush Ice Train: The Curious History of George Glover's Invention and the U.S. Government's Klondike Relief Expedition.
- Authors
Allan, Chris
- Abstract
The article talks about the invention of an ice locomotive by mechanical engineer George Glover under the direction of U.S. Secretary of War, Russell A. Alger as a part of U.S. government's Klondike Relief Expedition. Topics include gold rush in the U.S., industrialization, and conditions of starvation among residents of Dawson City, Yukon. U.S. government's funding for the expedition is also discussed.
- Subjects
STEAM locomotives; KLONDIKE Gold Rush, 1896-1899; GLOVER, George; UNITED States politics &; government; ALGER, Russell A.; HISTORY of industrialization; STARVATION; HISTORY; NINETEENTH century
- Publication
Alaska History, 2015, Vol 30, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0890-6149
- Publication type
Article