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History of the California gold rush which started in 1848, when a sawmill worker named James Marshall reached down into the streambed of the American River in California and discovered gold.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:West (Television program).
Other Authors: Ward, Geoffrey C. (Screenwriter), Duncan, Dayton (Screenwriter), Coyote, Peter (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [Alexandria, VA] : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), [1996]
Subjects:
Marshall, James Wilson, > 1810-1885.
California > Gold discoveries.
West (U.S.) > History > 1848-1860.
West (U.S.) > Discovery and exploration.
California > History > 1846-1850.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
États-Unis (Ouest) > Histoire > 1848-1860.
Californie > Découvertes d'or.
Californie > Histoire > 1846-1850.
Discoveries in geography.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Gold mines and mining.
California.
West United States.
1846-1860
Documentaries and Factual Films
Webcast
documentary film.
Documentary films.
Documentary television programs.
History.
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television mini-series.
Television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
Films autres que de fiction.
Documentaires.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Miniséries.
Émissions télévisées.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:History of the California gold rush which started in 1848, when a sawmill worker named James Marshall reached down into the streambed of the American River in California and discovered gold.
Item Description:Originally broadcast in 1996 as episode 3 of the PBS television series The West.
Physical Description:1 online resource (86 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences
Playing Time:01:26:02
Production Credits:Edited by Richard Hankin ; director of photography, Buddy Squires with Allen Moore ; music, Matthias Gohl.