Gold Rush Winter
By Claire Rudolf Murphy; Richard Waldrep (Illustrator)
(Random House Books for Young Readers, Paperback, 9780307264138, 48pp.)
Publication Date: October 8, 2002
Other Editions of This Title: Prebound (October 2002), Prebound (October 2002)
Categories: Readers - Chapter Books
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Klondy and her mother are finally joining Klondy’s father in Alaska. But does Papa have time for a daughter? Or is he too busy hunting for gold?
Claire Rudolph Murphy based Gold Rush Winter on the true story of Klondy Nelson, an Alaskan gold-miner’s daughter. Ms. Murphy lived for 24 years in Alaska and has written extensively about the state and its people and history. The author lives in Spokane, WA.











