“You want to build a bridge in the Alaska Gold Rush of what??!!”
In the teens, someone who was incredibly stupid was known as being “as cunning as
Connie the Wiggler – from the book Bonfire Saloon by Steve Levi
Connie the Wiggler wasn't a singer or even a star of the stage but
“It’s a what?!”
Until 1933, there was no standard American currency. Even though there were American coins in
“During the Alaska Gold Rush, what was the SECRETARY OF THE NAVY doing 236 miles inland?”
One of the untold dramas of the Alaska Gold Rush was the building of the
An Alaska Gold Rush Airplane?!
During the Alaska Gold Rush, it was said of Erwin A. “Nimrod” Robertson that he
The Alaska Gold Rush often only required a tie.”
The Alaska Gold Rush lasted 40 years, from 1880 to the First World War. It
“An Alaska Gold Rush Armored Sled?!”
There is an old saying that making money is easy. What’s hard is saving it.
“Why are truck drivers called teamsters?”
In the days before the automobile, everything you needed came to your local store in
“Drinking! Gambling! What’s the world coming it?!”
When it comes to sexual equality, until 1919 women were not guaranteed the right to
“When ‘whipped!’ had a whole different meaning.”
During the Alaska Gold Rush, communities were erupting from the earth and then ‘going ghost’
“You think boats are crowded now?”
In Nome, anyone could, in actuality, find gold just lying on the ground. In sand,
“Plan early or go without.”
Some things in Alaska do not change. From the Alaska Gold Rush until today, the