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California Gold Rush

Season 1
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  1. S1 E1 - Gold Rush
    April 10, 2006
    44min
    TV-PG
    Examine the Gold Rush through the eyes of two people who made their way to California a few weeks apart and explore the far-reaching impact the Rush had on the nation's economic, geographic, and psychic landscape.
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  2. S1 E2 - Fremont: Conqueror Of California
    April 23, 2005
    45min
    TV-PG
    The military actions and achievements of three men resulted in annexation of California, but the particular exploits and controversies of John C. Fremont stand out.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Gold Rush
    October 24, 2014
    42min
    TV-PG
    See how Gold Fever really panned out with little-known nuggets of truth about untold greed, vigilante justice, dangerous and destructive practices, and even secret societies still in existence today.
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  4. S1 E4 - Real West, The: The Klondike Gold Rush
    January 24, 1996
    46min
    TV-G
    The massive rush to the Klondike began on July 16, 1897, when the Steamship Excelsior arrived in San Francisco carrying enough gold to pique the curiosity of citizens affected by economic hardship.
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  5. S1 E5 - Real West, The: San Francisco
    March 26, 1996
    44min
    TV-G
    The colorful, chaotic history of the City by the Bay, from rough-and-tumble frontier town to sophisticated cosmopolitan city.
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  6. S1 E6 - Real West, The: Stagecoach And The Pony Express
    February 8, 1996
    43min
    TV-G
    By enabling people, money, and mail to travel back and forth to even the most remote boom towns, the stagecoach and Pony Express helped the U.S. to grow at an unprecedented pace.
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  7. S1 E7 - Real West, The: The Rush For Gold
    February 12, 1996
    47min
    TV-G
    Learn the real story of how gold made millionaires of a few, but spelled disaster for most of the fortune seekers who were lured to the hills.
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  8. S1 E8 - Real West, The: Westward Ho! The Wagon Train
    February 4, 1996
    44min
    TV-G
    Get a closer look at the lives of the men, women, and children who packed hopes, dreams, and pots and pans into the backs of rickety Conestoga wagons and trail-blazed their way into Western lore.
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  9. S1 E9 - Gold Rush Memories
    August 9, 1997
    49min
    TV-G
    Follow the stories of some of the great characters of the Gold Rush era through interviews with men and women who grew up in its aftermath and outstanding footage of the landscapes of the Klondike.
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