Klondike Gold Rush

• The Klondike Gold Rush: How It Started and Why It Changed EverythingOn August 16, 1896, gold was discovered in a tributary of the Klondike River. Within two years, the Canadian North would explode — and an entirely new city would emerge from the wilderness.
• Jack London in the Klondike: How the Yukon Made a WriterJack London arrived in the Klondike as a 21-year-old adventurer looking for gold. He found something more valuable: the material that would make him the most widely read American author of his generation.

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