Desperation: Curse of the Klondike

In the late 1890s, the discovery of gold in the Klondike region of Canada holds promises of relief for the financial uncertainty of the times. The area is just far enough away from the US West Coast to be enticing, and close enough to be tempting to those adventurous enough, or desperate enough, to seek their fortune. Many come and many leave. Some become wealthy, but most die or go bankrupt.

Ed Owens, a man of small beginnings, arrives at this wild place in 1897. He’s hoping the Yukon Terr...