Sourdoughs (miner)
The Klondike Gold Rush is commemorated through film, literature, historical parks etc. Heritage properties The Tr’ondëk-Klondike World Heritage Site, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Canada, protects a series of eight properties that attest to the effects of the rapid colonization of the area, including the Gold Rush, on the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in people. The World Heritage Site was designated in 2023. Literature Fiction Among the many writers taking part in the Gold Rush was writer Jack London, whose books ''The Call of the Wild'' (1903), ''White Fang'' (1906), and his short story "To Build a Fire" (1902 and 1908), were influenced by his northern experiences. London was inspired to write stories by various adventurers he met. ''The Thousand Dozen'', for instance, was inspired by a brief market corner on eggs created by Swiftwater Bill. Part I of Jack London's 1910 novel ''Burning Daylight'' is centered on the Klondike Gold Rush. Another literary luminary connected with ...
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