Book Two - The Long Trail

Oct 13, 2026

Book Two - The Long Trail presents a fictional journey tied to the Klondike gold rush, told through the eyes of a stowaway headed north. It establishes the premise on a steamer departing Seattle, where the narrator hides in a wooden chest and manages fears, hunger, and secrets. Family memories and goodbye gifts are contrasted with the immediate danger of being discovered, as voices and actions on the ship create mounting tension toward Alaska and the Klondike.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages84

Reading Time2 h 9 min

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Stowaway

The Inside Passage

Discovered!

Dogs, Horses, Mud, and Men

The Long Trail

On Chilkoot Pass

An Unexpected Rescue

Klondike or Bust!

Author's Note

R e ady-for-ChaptersTHE K几ONDIK)56BD # Book Two:The Long Trail US $3.99/$5.99 CAN ISBN 0-689-86033-1 EAN 50399 # Book Two ofTHE Trilogy The Long Trail By Deborah HopkinsonIllustrated by Bill Farnsworth ALADDIN PAPERBACKSNEW YORK LoNDON ToRONTO SYDNEY SOMERSET CO.LI8RARYBRIDOEWATER,NJ.08807 In loving memory of my father,Russell W.Hopkinson(1922-2003),who journeyed thislong trail with courage and a twinkle in his eye If you purchased this book without a cover,you should be aware that thisbook is stolen property.It was reported as "unsold and destroyed"to thepublisher,and neither the author nor the publisher has received any pay-ment for this"stripped book." This book is a work of fiction.Any references to historical events,real peo-ple,or real locales are used fictitiously.Other names,characters,places,andincidents are the product of the author’s imagination,and any resemblanceto actual events or locales or persons,living or dead,is entirely coincidental. First Aladdin Paperbacks edition July 2004 Text copyright o2004 by Deborah HopkinsonIlustrations copyright ◎2004 by Bill Farnsworth ALADDIN PAPERBACKSAn imprint of Simon &SchusterChildren's Publishing Division1230 Avenue of theAmericasNew York,NY 10020 All rights reserved,including the right ofreproduction in whole or in part in any form. Also available in an Aladdin library editionDesigned by Sammy Yuen Jr.The text of this book was set in Palatino. Printed in the United States of America24681097531 Library of Congress Control Number 2004102945 ISBN0-689-86033-1 TABLE 0F CONTENTS G 1 Stowaway 9 The Inside Passage 19 Discovered! 29 Dogs,Horses,Mud,and Men 39 The Long Trail 49 On Chilkoot Pass 59 An Unexpected Rescue 6973 Klondike or Bust! Author's Note Ho,for the Klondike,Ho,for the Klondike,Ho,for the Klondike,ho!Put on your packAnd don't come backTill you fill your sackOn the northwest track.Ho,ho,for the Klondike,ho! opened my eyes,and at first I couldn'tremember where I was. Then muffled shouts reached my ears. "Good luck!" "Bring back a sack of gold!" A sharp,familiar whistle pierced the earlymorning air.I heard my friend Tag yell,"Hurray for the Klondike Kid!" It all came back.I was a stowaway,sailingfor gold. 100 As the steamer Al-ki made its way out of theSeattle harbor the shouts from the dock grewfainter.But it was noisy on the boat.Dogsbarked endlessly.People clomped up anddown in their heavy boots,talking andlaughing.Every so often a horse neighed. ,I stretched out my legs as much as Icould,hoping my hiding place was a goodone.Tag had helped me sneak aboard atmidnight.While he distracted the watch-man,I'd scurried down to the steamer'slower deck. That's where I was now—in a largewooden chest,under a pile of rain slickers,boots,and coils of thick,salty rope.Therewere enough small cracks so I could breathebut not be seen. My stomach growled.Reaching insidemy pack,I pulled out one of Cook's biscuits.Right about now Cook would be waking upto fix breakfast for the gentlemen in therooming house. If I closed my eyes,I could imagine herbending down to pick up the sketch I'dslipped under her bedroom door last night.I'd done it one rainy morning while she waskneading bread.On the bottom I'd scribbled,"Mabel Cole,best cook in Seattle,drawn byDavid Hill,age 11,1897.” It was the only good-bye present I had togive her It wouldn't take Cook long to guess where Iwas headed.But I knew she wouldn't givemy secret away to Mrs.Tinker,the thin,tough woman who owned the roominghouse.I tried to imagine what Cook wouldtell her. "Davey has run off,"Cook mightannounce as she poured Mrs.Tinker's coffee.“Mistress,you were kindness itself,lettingthat boy stay here after his mother died lastwinter.But it looks like he's hopped a train toNew York,back to his momma's folks." 3 Well,in a way I was running off to mymomma's folks.I was searching for my uncleWalt Thomas,Momma's only brot

FAQs

Who is the narrator in Book Two - The Long Trail?

The story is told from the first-person perspective of a stowaway sailing for gold toward the Klondike.

Where does the stowaway hide during the steamer departure?

He hides in a large wooden chest under rain slickers, boots, and thick rope on the lower deck.

What promise or background motivates the journey to the Klondike?

The narrator is searching for an uncle connected to his family, while also joining the many heading north to the Klondike gold rush.

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