Synopsis
Three gold strikes sent thousands scrambling for the frozen gold fields of the far north between 1896 and 1903. Driven by optimism and gullibility, many found only ruin. Tom retraces their eager steps from Seattle to the Inside Passage along the Alaskan coastline and Skagway.
Episodes
Season 11E1The Old Post Road: New York to Mystic2E2The Old Post Road: Newport to Boston3E3New Orleans and the Old River Road to Natchez4E4The Natchez Trace to Nashville5E5The Great Wagon Road: Philadelphia to Harpers Ferry6E6The Wilderness Trail: Shenandoah Valley Through the Cumberland Gap7E7The Mormon Trail: The Great Plains to the Great Salt Lake8E8The California Trail: The Rockies to the Gold Country9E9Camino Real: El Paso to Santa Fe10E10California's Mission Trail: Los Angeles to San Miguel11E11California's Mission Trail: Carmel to Sonoma12E12Seattle: How the City Cashed In13E13Southeast Alaska: A Gold Legacy and Gateway to the Yukon
Cast
