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

5.0

The Western US and Alaskan Territory of the late 1800's was wild and rough. It was a place for people to find their fortunes, escape their pasts and above all, find gold or find a way to make their fortune in other ways. this book tells the tales of three men from both sides of the law based on their letters and memoirs. The gold rushes in California and Alaska are incredible historical points in US and world history. It amazing that men dropped everything, traveled thousands of miles to desolate places (even to Alaska as winter rolled in) and risked their very lives, just for a chance to find some gold. The way the author told these intertwined stories was masterful, though it reads more like Fiction than anything based on historical fact. The important thing is its based on truth and is an incredibly interesting read.