A review by wynwicket
The Floor of Heaven: A True Tale of the Last Frontier & the Yukon Gold Rush by Howard Blum

4.0

The history of the Alaskan Gold Rush as told through the eyes of three very different individuals: Charlie Siringo, a cowboy-turned-Pinkerton-detective investigating the theft of hundreds of gold bars from an Alaskan mine; Soapy Smith, a conman/gang-leader/generally reprehensible fellow pursuing power (and gold, naturally) across the States into Alaska; and George Carmack an American Naval man gone AWOL, who marries into the native Tagish people and avidly pursues his own dreams of gold.

I admit, I knew very little about prospecting and the Gold Rush prior to the reading this, but the book is well-researched, clearly-written, and I love a good adventure! Also, Alaska sounds absolutely beautiful. A good read.