Klondike, Yukon and GOLD

When you think of the gold rush, what do you think of? Do you think of a movie that perhaps you saw? During the heyday of the silver screen there were movies made with the unforgettable duo of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy or the movie called The Gold Rush with Charlie Chaplin. Or how about the workings of Robert Service? The poem The Cremation of Sam McGee was influenced by his life in the Yukon.

The story of the gold rush in the klondike is a very fascinating study and if it piques your interest, you could spend some time investigating it. There are several well-written books about the gold rush by both Canadian authors as well as American.