HAZELET'S JOURNAL A Riveting Alaska Gold Rush Saga - by George Cheever Hazelet (Paperback)

About the Book

A rich history of the last true 1898 Alaskan frontier to experience. This TRAVEL EDITION of HAZELET'S JOURNAL is in paperback format, to fit inside a backpack to read on the trail to Valdez, AK.

Book Synopsis

A Riveting Alaska Gold Rush Saga: The Copper River Country 1898

"This is no staid diary. There are forest fires, floods, gunplay, and many other death-defying episodes." Reviewer, Mark McLaughlin

HAZELET'S JOURNAL is a true 1898 Gold Rush story that gives us insight into the character of those who went before us, a sense of passion, loyalty, and resilience that was so much a part of the great American spirit that our country was founded upon. It's told in the journalist's original voice, captured for generations to come.

This TRAVEL EDITION is designed in a paperback format, lightweight to fit inside a backpack to read (no wifi required) on the trail as the traveler makes his or her way to Valdez. It contains the same journal entries and stories contained in the hardcover version published in 2012, however with more travelogue content of the current sights and landscape as one makes their way (300 miles) along the Richardson Highway from Anchorage into the town of Valdez, the staging site of the old 1898 pioneer tent city and trailhead of the Alaska Gold Fields.

A rich history of the last true American frontier to experience. The old Copper Center and pioneer mail hub at the confluence of the Copper and Klutina Rivers. Kennecott Copper mines at McCarthy, Keystone Canyon with its beautiful waterfalls and the scene of the famous "shootout" between warring railway companies in 1907, and much much more for the curious travelers to experience as they make their way into the town of Valdez. Discover the magic!

Review Quotes

"Step aside, Jack London, and make room at the bar for George Cheever Hazelet. John Clark's marvelous edit of the journals his great-grandfather penned during the Alaskan Gold Rush is every bit as exciting and authentic as what the author of White Fang and The Call of the Wild wrote.

- FOREWORD REVIEWS (5-Star)

"Readers may find Hazelet's Journal to be captivating reading, as it promises more excitement at every turn." - KIRKUS REVIEWS

"Cocooned as we are in the comforts of civilization, most of us have all but forgotten the 'grit' required of our ancestors as they settled the wilderness...Reading Hazelet's Journal will cause thoughtful people to reconsider life as we know it."

- Tori Murden McClure, explorer, adventurer, the first woman to row alone across an ocean, and author of A Pearl in the Storm, HarperCollins Publishers

"It's an irresistible read and a reminder of how much we owe those who blazed the trails before us." - Nancy Lethcoe, teacher, activist, Olympic medalist, author Valdez Gold Rush Trails of 1898-99 Prince William Sound Books

"The story takes you from forest fires, earthquakes, months spent on the trail to the ruthless world of claim jumpers and last-chance gold rushers. It was impossible to put it down." - L. Douglas Keeney, author 15 Minutes: General Curtis LeMay and the Countdown to Nuclear Annihilation, St. Martin's Press

"Hazelet's career traces an epic trajectory from aspiring dreamer to battered adventurer and his own vivid writing mirrors the way stations of his quest for riches in the Alaska wilderness." - Dr. John R. Hale, archaeologist, distinguished scholar, winner of the Panhellenic Teacher of the Year Award and the Delphi Center Award, author Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy, Viking Press

"A provocative account of a man seeking his fortune in Alaska." - Patricia Relay, Executive Director, Valdez Museum

"Here is a story about Alaska that puts flesh and blood on the imagery of migration and exploration. It is filled with agony and suffering but also bravery and heroism. Hazelet's Journal is an inspiring example of the triumph of the human spirit in the face of adversity." - John M. Mulder, prize-winning biographer of Woodrow Wilson

"Hazelet's Journal is a fascinating read. This book shines....I thoroughly enjoyed this interesting and educational read and can highly recommend it." Grant Leishman for Readers' Favorite 5-Stars