As we prepare to read Jason's Gold by Will Hobbs, we first need to build some background knowledge about the setting. Use the links below to get to the Web sites on which you will find answers to the questions about the Klondike Gold Rush and America in the 1890s.
First Link: http://www.nps.gov/archive/klse/Resource_Guide.htm#Era
Second Link: http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/gold-rush-alaska/
