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Tales of an unsung "sourdough" : the extraordinary Klondike adventures of Johnny Lind / Phil Lind and Robert Brehl.

by Lind, Philip B., 1943-

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Page Two, 2023.

971.9101092 L742t

Lind, Johnny (Gold miner)

Gold miners -- Yukon -- Klondike River Valley -- Biography.

Gold miners -- Biography.

Klondike River Valley (Yukon) -- Gold discoveries.

9781774582930 (hc.)

117 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

"In the mid-1880s, Johnny Lind, a teenager from Pond Mills, Ontario, struck out for adventure and wealth. After a decade working as a railroader in the United States, Johnny headed north, to Yukon and Alaska, and he was mining gold nearby when the Klondike Gold Rush began. As an unsung 'sourdough,' -- the nickname for miners who had survived an entire winter in the North -- Johnny went largely unrecognized in the lore of the era, his understated demeanor overshadowed by the larger-than-life characters that dominate the history books. But he kept journals recording his adventures in the Klondike, and these form an invaluable personal record. His stories shed light on the people and events of the gold rush, from the perspective of an everyman who wound up striking it rich. Here, Johnny's grandson Phil Lind shares his grandfather's fascinating story, along with his love of the Klondike, the history of the gold rush, the colourful players in that famed period, and the peoples and land affected by the legendary stampede for wealth."--Jacket.

Phil Lind is the vice-chairman of Rogers Communications Inc. and for forty years was the right-hand man of the company founder, the late Ted Rogers. Lind co-authored Right Hand Man: How Phil Lind Guided the Genius of Ted Rogers, Canada's Foremost Entrepreneur. Lind is a long-time supporter and advocate of the University of British Columbia, where he has invested in many areas of scholarship, including the Phil Lind Initiative, which invites leading US thinkers to UBC for open, thought-provoking dialogue on a range of urgent issues. Lind has been inducted into the Order of Canada and the Cable Hall of Fame in Denver, Colorado.

Phil Lind is the vice-chairman of Rogers Communications Inc. and for forty years was the right-hand man of the company founder, the late Ted Rogers. Lind co-authored Right Hand Man: How Phil Lind Guided the Genius of Ted Rogers, Canada's Foremost Entrepreneur. Lind is a long-time supporter and advocate of the University of British Columbia, where he has invested in many areas of scholarship, including the Phil Lind Initiative, which invites leading US thinkers to UBC for open, thought-provoking dialogue on a range of urgent issues. Lind has been inducted into the Order of Canada and the Cable Hall of Fame in Denver, Colorado.

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