[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2016.

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English

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Originally produced by PBS in 2015.

Still renowned as the richest gold strike in North American mining history, the Klondike Gold Rush set off a stampede of over 100,000 people on a colossal journey from Alaska to the gold fields of Canada's Yukon Territory between 1896 and 1899. It's an incredible story of determination, luck, fortune and loss. The boomtown Dawson City emerges as the heart of the story. During the gold rush, it's known as the Paris of the North, and is one of the largest cities in Canada. Filled with banks, saloons, stores and hotels, for the stampeders and the outside world, it confirms itself as a place where lives can in fact be revolutionized. Described by one author as a complete circus, its population peaked at 30,000 people. Although Dawson is home to only 2,000 people today, it still remains a place of dreams that draws those looking for that something else. Award-winning author Charlotte Gray and historians Terrence Cole and Michael Gates bring new insights and perspective to the event. Harper's Weekly correspondent Tappan Adney-is brought to life through excerpts from his celebrated book The Klondike Stampede (1900). Present-day characters reveal the Klondike is still alive with the frontier spirit. A family mystery is solved when Pam Zdenek arrives in Skagway, Alaska searching for information about her great-great uncle who perishes on his way to the gold fields. What she learns takes her to an unmarked grave where she makes a remarkable discovery. The Canadian stampeder Johnny Lind becomes one of the few truly successful miners. His grandson Phil Lind examines what led to his luck and shares his extraordinary gold rush archive. In Dawson City, Sue Taylor, a woman who plays the role of famous Klondiker Belinda Mulrooney explains why people are still drawn to the area. Just outside of town, local miner David Millar imparts his wisdom on the craze for gold. The Klondike Gold Rush The Klondike Gold Rush confirms that the stories and legends of the Klondike Gold Rush continue to inspire us. In the end, we learn that it isn't all about the gold, but rather the journey to the Klondike, itself, is what matters.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

In: English