Author

Publication

2001 - HarperCollins, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

48,250 words, Guess

Page Count

193 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivedownyukon00hobb
  • ISBN-100688174728
  • ISBN-100060295406
  • ISBN-139780688174729
  • ISBN-139780060295400
and 4 more
  • LibraryThing7988469
  • Goodreads4345700', '2179761
  • Library of Congress Control Number00044863
  • Open LibraryOL6787647M

Classifications

  • DDC[Fic]
  • LCCPZ7.H6524 Dr 2001

Description

The great race across Alaska!As Dawson City goes up in flames, Jason Hawthorn itches to join the new rush for gold in Nome, 1,700 miles away. He and his brothers have been cheated out of their sawmill, so when a $20,000 prize is announced for the winner of a race to Nome, Jason enters. His partner in the canoe is Jamie Dunavant, the adventurous girl he loves. Will they make it to the finish line, despite the hazards of the Yukon River, two dangerous rivals, and the terrors of the open sea?

Description

In the wake of Dawson City's Great Fire of 1899, sixteen-year-old Jason and his girlfriend Jamie canoe the Yukon River across Alaska in an epic race from Canada's Klondike to the new gold fields at Cape Nome.

Subjects

Topics

RacingFictionContestsGold discoveriesJuvenile fictionRacing -- FictionRacing in fiction

Places

Nome Region (Alaska)Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska)

Genres

  • Fiction
  • Juvenile fiction

Links

Other Editions

  • Down the YukonHarperCollins2001-01-01

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