Hope City
The Alaskan Adventures of Percy Hope
by Neil Perry Gordon
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Pub Date Jun 20 2020 | Archive Date Jun 22 2020
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Description
Hope City is the adventure story of Samuel Rothman and his best friend, Liam Kampen, two teenage boys from San Francisco who, in the summer of 1898, venture into the goldfields of the Alaskan wilderness.
Warned by his father to conceal his Jewish heritage from the ruffians he may encounter, Samuel changes his name to the less conspicuous Percy Hope. This fateful decision gives a yet-unnamed mining village a new identity and catapults Percy into a world where the good and the righteous must face greedy and ruthless adversaries.
Along a waterway known as Turnagain Arm, the newly named Hope City and the more established Sunrise are like opposite sisters. The good and virtuous Hope, with a Catholic church led by the influential Reverend O’Hara, admonishes residents against committing the seven deadly sins. In Sunrise, villainous saloon owner Magnus Vega tempts prospectors with whiskey, gambling, and women.
Hope City weaves the tale of a young man falling down a proverbial rabbit hole of unexpected toils and hardships and struggling to find his way back out, amid a wild and unforgiving environment where ambitious men and women seek their fortunes.
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9781732667761 |
| PRICE | $3.99 (USD) |
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Mallory Anne-Marie H, Reviewer
A wonderfully detailed, encouraging, and heartwarming novel of a young graduate's trip to Alaska in 1898. Inspired by Jack London's commencement address, young Samuel, son of a merchant shopkeeper, conceals his Jewish identity and reinvents himself as Percy Hope. At the height of the Alaska Gold Rush, life becomes both exhilarating and terrifying. Author Neil Perry Gordon brings us characters with whom we readily identify, and settings superbly defined.
Denice L, Reviewer
As an Alaskan resident for 30 years, it's always interesting to see how an author portrays the state's unique living conditions and hardships, especially during the late 1890's era of mass immigration in search of gold. Neil Perry Gordon has done an excellent job of staying true to Alaska while his fictional character finds his way through a community and lifestyle that is totally foreign to him.
Two young men influenced by a graduation speech by Jack London, decide to seek what they believe to be an easy fortune in the Alaskan gold fields in 1898. Leaving his home and family, along with his Jewish name, far behind, Percy Hope is born in what he knows will be the greatest adventure of his life. He will find culture shock...no one could realistically describe what he will find upon his arrival. The trials and tribulations, the defeats and victories, will all be his to experience, bring readers right along with him.
You can truthfully find many stories such as this in Alaska. Sit in a lodge for awhile with a few oldtimers and their stories will fascinate and educate on Alaska's past and hopes for it's future.
