Barbara Greenwood

In 1898, brothers Tim and Roy embark on a journey fraught with danger to the Klondike gold rush, where they face harsh conditions and bitter disappointment, in a story that also offers information about the gold rush, mining, living conditions, and notable individuals.

Twelve-year-old Emily must hold down her job working twelve-hour days in a garment factory in order to keep from starving. A story that includes historical interludes about the working conditions in factories at the turn of the century.