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Topics: Jack London,

The Yukon Territory,

Dog sledding,

and the Klondike Gold Rush

  • wrote "White Fang", "Call

of the Wild", and many

other stories

  • many of these

books influenced by

time in Yukon

  • experienced a lot of sickness

in Yukon

  • sold Call of the Wild in 1903

  • made $2,750

  • accused of plagiarism

multiple times

  • most people believe

plagiarism accusations because of good quality of work

  • died November 22, 1916
  • population increase made

Dawson largest city

North of San Francisco

  • growth also made the

Yukon area a new

Canadian territory

  • over 1 billion dollars worth of gold

found

  • made many people (including Jack

London) famous or rich

  • businesses became wealthy from

selling mining supplies

  • discovery of gold in Nome, Alaska

1899 - end of Klondike

The Yukon Territory

Sled Dog Diagram

MUSHER

LEAD DOGS

Dog Sledding

REGULAR DOGS

  • sport or transportation method where a sled is pulled by dogs and driven by a musher

  • used during Klondike Gold Rush

  • used to carry the miners' supplies to the Yukon region and during their time spent in the Yukon

  • during gold rush any type of dog was sold to miners and taken north to work in the gold rush

  • many types of sled dogs, most common- Alaskan Husky
  • made a territory in the Canadian Federation June 13, 1898

  • located on northwestern corner of Canadian mainland

  • capital: Whitehorse

  • population: 32,000

  • area of 483,450 sq. kilometers

  • Klondike gold rush occurred here

  • fishing, agriculture, forestry, and tourism all important industries

  • Yukon River in Yukon territory

Jack London: Early Life

Jack London: Later Life

The Klondike Gold Rush: Outcome

The Klondike Gold Rush: Beginnings

  • born January 12th, 1876

  • born in San Francisco, California

  • went to UC Berkeley

  • became author, journalist, and social activist

  • went to Yukon for Klondike gold rush at age 21
  • August 16, 1896 - gold found in Yukon area

  • discovered in Rabbit Creek near Dawson

  • news of gold spread slowly to rest of U.S.

  • when news arrived 100,000 prospectors left hometowns

  • only 30% to 40% of the miners made the trip

  • took 6 months for all miners to arrive

The Call of the Wild

Book by Jack London

Project by Jordan Mall

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