A young boy and his father make the difficult journey to the gold fields of the Klondike, in a story that includes information on the Klondike gold rush and the rise of the town of Dawson.
Presents a selection of black-and-white photographs of miners and mining life taken by photographer E. A. Hegg after he traveled to the Klondike in 1897, and includes commentary on the quest for gold.
Describes the people, places, events, and experiences of the Klondike stampede in the late nineteenth century, accompanied by historical photographs and drawings.
Traces the true story of prospectors Stanley Pearce and Marshall Bond, who joined thousands of men along the dangerous Chilkoot and White Passes to seek their fortunes in the gold fields of Canada.
When their mother dies in 1897, twelve-year-old Billy McGee and his angry, older sister leave Skagway, Alaska, to find their father who is trekking north to the Klondike to prospect for gold.