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Résumé :
Hunter Fitzhugh left St. Louis in 1897 dreaming of fortune and adventure. He was bound for the Yukon Territory, where it was rumored that nuggets of gold simply littered the ground, waiting to make a man rich. He soon discovered the reality of the land about which he had only read, one very different from what he had expected, and, blessed with keen intelligence and an eye for detail, he recreated that reality in his writing. Cut off from family and friends back home, he poured his thoughts and feelings into his letters, which form a riveting narrative of the adventurous life he led. Hunting for riches, Hunter Fitzhugh found them not in gold nuggets dug from the frozen mountains but in the human relationships he mined in the tiny gold-rush towns and camps that supported such mining activity. In his correspondence it was made clear that Hunter searched not only for fame and fortune but for an understanding of his place in the world. His letters eloquently describe one individual's quest for purpose and meaning, and serve as a testament to his determination and courage in the face of daunting obstacles, both physical and spiritual. In the words of bestselling author James A. Michener, Hunter Fitzhugh's poignant and observant letters evoke the spirit of his time, the daunting challenges in a prospector's daily life, and the endless fascination that Alaska holds.

Biographie:
ANN CARLISLE CARMICHAEL is a native of Montgomery, Alabama. She is a graduate of Sidney Lanier High School and a 1985 Cum Laude graduate of Huntingdon College, with a BA degree in English and art. Ann and her late husband, Bernard, were real estate appraisers, practicing with their partner, Maurice Mitchell, as Carmichael, Carmichael, and Mitchell, LLC. Her major writing experience was in the form of real estate appraisal narratives. However, ever since typed copies of some of Robert Hunter Fitzhugh's letters were given to her sixty years ago, Ann was determined to acquire copies of the originals, edit them, obtain more of Hunter's family history, and put the letters into book form to share this wealth of history with others. When not working in real estate or editing, Ann spent time in her art studio, shared with three other artists.

Sommaire:
Hunter Fitzhugh left St. Louis in 1897 dreaming of fortune and adventure. He was bound for the Yukon Territory, where it was rumored that nuggets of gold simply littered the ground, waiting to make a man rich. He soon discovered the reality of the land about which he had only read, one very different from what he had expected, and, blessed with keen intelligence and an eye for detail, he recreated that reality in his writing. Cut off from family and friends back home, he poured his thoughts and feelings into his letters, which form a riveting narrative of the adventurous life he led. Hunting for riches, Hunter Fitzhugh found them not in gold nuggets dug from the frozen mountains but in the human relationships he mined in the tiny gold-rush towns and camps that supported such mining activity. In his correspondence it was made clear that Hunter searched not only for fame and fortune but for an understanding of his place in the world. His letters eloquently describe one individual's quest for purpose and meaning, and serve as a testament to his determination and courage in the face of daunting obstacles, both physical and spiritual. In the words of bestselling author James A. Michener, Hunter Fitzhugh's poignant and observant letters evoke the spirit of his time, the daunting challenges in a prospector's daily life, and the endless fascination that Alaska holds....