Klondike: The Last Gold Rush

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It’s been called the last great adventure of the 19th Century. In 1896, prospectors in Yukon Territory fished a thumb sized nugget of gold out Rabbit Creek. The find triggered a human tsunami not seen since the days of the California Gold Rush. Across the US, tens of thousands abandoned their homes to take their chances in the northern wilderness. At a time when a city like Seattle might have a population of only forty thousand, one hundred thousand people converged on Klondike, hoping to strike it rich. Instead, what many of them found was death, disease, and destitution.

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Credits:
Host - Simon Whistler
Author - Morris M.
Producer - Jennifer Da Silva
Executive Producer - Shell Harris

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Source/Further reading:

Excellent overview of the Gold Rush:  https://www.historynet.com/klondike-g...

History Hit podcast on the rush: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/dan-...

Stories of the Gold Rush: https://www.nps.gov/klgo/learn/histor...
Soapy Smith: https://www.historynet.com/soapy-smit...

History’s take: https://www.history.com/topics/westwa...

Shorter overview:  https://www.nps.gov/klgo/learn/goldru...
All the things that could kill you: https://www.nps.gov/articles/klgo-dea...

Klondike Kate: https://books.google.ie/books?id=rJQC...

Dawson City: http://explorenorth.com/yukon/dawson-...

Wyatt Earp in Klondike: https://truewestmagazine.com/wyatt-ea...

California Gold Rush: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05n...
https://www.thoughtco.com/going-to-ca...

Nome gold rush: https://postalmuseum.si.edu/gold/nome...
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