In Chilkoot Trail: Heritage Route to the Klondike, two historians-one from each side of the border-give readers the feeling of what life was like on the Chilkoot Trail-a thirty-three mile journey over the coastal mountains from the tidewaters of Alaska to the headwaters of the Yukon River-before, during, and after the great Klondike gold rush. Over the years, the rush has become synonymous with high adventure, peril, and a time when thousands of men-and a few courageous women-braved their way over mountain passes, down a raging river, and into the heart of a wild and frozen land.