American experience. The gold rush /

On January 24, 1848, James Marshall found gold near the fork of the American and Sacramento Rivers and unleashed a massive migration from around the world to what had been a forgotten backwater. With head-spinning speed, these gold-seekers created one of the most extraordinary societies in history -...

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Other Authors:	MacLowry, Randall (Director, Producer), Longsworth, Laura (Producer), Murphy, Michael, 1938- (Narrator)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2006.
Series:	American Experience
Subjects:	Gold mines and mining > California. American River (Calif.) California > Gold discoveries. California > History > 1850-1950. San Francisco (Calif.) > History. West (U.S.) > History. American (Calif. : Rivière) Californie > Découvertes d'or. Californie > Histoire > 1850-1950. États-Unis (Ouest) > Histoire. Gold mines and mining. California. California > American River. California > San Francisco. West United States. 1850-1950 Documentary television programs. History.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)