The Klondike Gold Rush

Jan 6, 2015

0h 56m

★ 5.0

Tells the legendary story of the Alaska-Yukon Gold Rush.

Overview

Renowned as the richest gold strike in North American mining history, the Klondike Gold Rush (1896-1899) set off a stampede of over 100,000 people on a colossal journey from Alaska to the gold fields of Canada's Yukon Territory. Filled with the frontier spirit, prospectors came and gave rise to what was one of the largest cities in Canada at that time - Dawson City. The boomtown, which became known as "the Paris of the North", earned the reputation as a place where lives could be revolutionized. Brought to life with excerpts from the celebrated book The Klondike Stampede - published in 1900 by Harper's Weekly correspondent Tappan Adney - and featuring interviews with award-winning author Charlotte Gray, and historians Terrence Cole and Michael Gates, The Klondike Gold Rush is an incredible story of determination, luck, fortune, and loss. In the end, it isn't all about the gold, but rather the journey to the Klondike itself.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

BTPM PBS

Gold Rush Productions Inc.

Rogers Broadcasting Limited

Paperny Entertainment

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Cast

Narrator

L. Harvey Gold

Tappan Adney (voice)

Matty Finochio

Warner Dahlstrom (voice)

Rory Tucker

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