In Mary Kellogg Sullivan's book A Woman Who Went to Alaska, Sullivan describes her adventures in Alaska during her search for riches. Between 1896 and 1899, an estimated 100,000 people migrated to the Klondike region of the Yukon in northwestern Canada. In the following excerpt from Sullivan's book, she describes the experiences of miners searching for gold. It also provides a guided reading mode, assessment, discussion questions, and teacher's guide. [Free account registration required for specific tools.]

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Practice