When you read her story, you will see why. She appears to have kept it for her entire life. There was also a remarkable letter of commendation from Superintendent Sam Steele, the famous Gold Rush era policeman.Īurore wrote the story for the 1899 Whitehorse School essay contest, and the Annual was her prize. The papers were in a trunk at the old family cabin at Army Beach, tucked in a beautifully preserved copy of the 1899 Girl’s Own Annual. Amazingly, the story is based on her own diary and is written in her own words.Īurore’s story was recently discovered by her great-granddaughter, Aline. This is the story of a nine year old girl from Montreal named Aurore Cossinet and her adventure to the Yukon at the height of the Klondike Gold Rush in 1898. WOMEN’S SUPPLIES FOR THE KLONDIKE ACCORDING TO THE BOOK KLONDIKE AND ALL ABOUT IT BY EXCELSIOR PUBLISHING, NEW YORK, 1897 SUPERINTENDENT SAM STEELE OF THE NORTH-WEST MOUNTED POLICE IUniverse books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:Īll images and photos are © Keith Halliday 2006, except for images generously provided by MacBride Museum where noted. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. "Real fun real history!"-Patricia Cunning, MacBride Museum Read moreĪll rights reserved. Set in the historic Klondike Gold Rush of 1898, and inspired by a real girl's story, Aurore of the Yukon is an exciting adventure written to both entertain and educate young readers. "Well, she outsmarted you!" replied Soapy Smith with a snarl, opening the door to Aurore's hiding place How will she get her mother's money back now? How will she expose Soapy and his gang? How will she escape?Īurore, her mother and little brother have set off for Uncle Thibault's lodge in the Yukon after the death of Aurore's father, little knowing they are headed for the Klondike Gold Rush and the adventure of a lifetime.Īurore must dig deeper, think harder and be braver than she ever thought possible to show Soapy and his gang what a girl-and her new Tlingit friend Louise and a Yukon river boy named Kip-can do. When Aurore hears these words, she knows notorious Alaskan bandit Soapy Smith is about to find out everything.
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