American Experience
Season 19 Episode 6 - The Gold Rush
6.9 ?
1988
Documentary
A vibrant retelling of the mania that followed the discovery of gold in San Francisco in 1848. "Next to the Civil War in the 19th century," says historian J.S. Holliday, "no other event had a greater impact." The focus is on five real-life adventurers, including a down-on-his-luck Chilean aristocrat; a New York blacksmith who leaves his family in hopes of striking it rich; and a determined Missouri woman.
Episodes in Season 19
1
Eyes on the Prize (1 & 2): Awakenings 1954-1956 / Fighting Back 1957-1962
55 min
2
Eyes on the Prize (3 & 4): Ain't Scared of Your Jails 1960-1961/No Easy Walk 1961-1963
55 min
3
Eyes on the Prize (5 & 6): Is This America? 1963-1964 / Bridge to Freedom 1965
55 min
4
Test Tube Babies
55 min
5
The Great Fever
55 min
6
The Gold Rush
55 min
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7
The Berlin Airlift
55 min
8
The Living Weapon
55 min
9
New Orleans (1 & 2)
55 min
10
Sister Aimee
55 min
11
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
55 min
12
Summer of Love
55 min
13
The Mormons (1): History
55 min
14
The Mormons (2): Church and State
55 min
15
Alexander Hamilton
55 min
