San Antonio College Library

"Gamblers and Dreamers tackles some of the myths about the history of the North in the era of the gold rush. Though many inhabitants came and went, Charlene Porsild shows that many put down roots. The picture she presents of Dawson City at the turn of the century reveals that it had a cosmopolitan character, a stratified society, and a definite permanence."--Jacket

The amazing story behind the greatest newspapermen to ever live--Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst--lies primarily hidden with their reporters who were in the field. They risked their lives in Cuba as the country grappled for independence simply to "get the story" and write what were not always the most accurate accounts, but were definitely the best--anything to sell papers. Reporters like Harry Scovel, Stephen Crane, Cora Taylor, Richard...