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The new novel from Beth Lewis tells the lesser-heard stories of the women who survived and thrived in the Gold Rush.
The Klondike gold rush ended almost as quickly as it started: The first gold was discovered in 1896, and the majority of the stampeders left by 1898. Today, modern mining operations continue to ...
"Gold Rush in the Klondike," written at the turn of the 20th century, tells the first person story of the gold-seeking exploits of the author’s family in ...
In 1896, a man by the name of Skookum Jim found gold near the Klondike River in Yukon Territory, Canada. This sparked a gold rush the next year as hopeful miners, known as "stampeders," descended ...
It's based on Charlotte Gray's 2011 book Gold Diggers: Striking It Rich in the Klondike, that takes viewers back to the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s.
Klondike: TV Review. Discovery's gold rush drama stars Richard Madden, Tim Roth, Abbie Cornish and Sam Shepard.
Heard around the Swedish side of my family's wood cook stove decades ago was the story of a cousin who left Ballard in search of Klondike gold. As the story went, he launched his adventure with a ...
Discovery's miniseries 'Klondike' relies on the usual tools — big names (Sam Shepard, Richard Madden), majestic scenery and realism — to tell its tale of the Yukon gold rush, Jack London included.
The national impact of this time led to the creation of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in 1976. Park representatives said it was established to “preserve in public ownership for ...
Pier 58, which was originally called Schwabacher’s Wharf, and then Pier 7, has a past covered in grit, gold-dust, and go-getters. This spot is where the Seattle of the 21st century was born.
In one way, he was a rare relic, a member of the Klondike gold rush who stuck around. In another way, he was ahead of his time, tapped into the future. He was Martin Itjen, Alaska’s first proper ...
For the Gold Rush “stampeders” of 1898, the goal was to travel the trails from Skagway, Alaska, to the Yukon Territory to reach the riches of newly discovered gold fields.