America's Historic Trails with Tom Bodett

America's Historic Trails with Tom Bodett

1997 · 1 Season · 13 Episodes · 10.0

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.

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Episodes

E11. The Old Post Road: New York to Mystic1997-04-01E22. The Old Post Road: Newport to Boston1997-04-08E33. New Orleans and the Old River Road to Natchez1997-04-15E44. The Natchez Trace to Nashville1997-04-22E55. The Great Wagon Road: Philadelphia to Harpers Ferry1997-04-29E66. The Wilderness Trail: Shenandoah Valley Through the Cumberland Gap1997-05-06E77. The Mormon Trail: The Great Plains to the Great Salt Lake1997-05-13E88. The California Trail: The Rockies to the Gold Country1997-05-20E99. Camino Real: El Paso to Santa Fe1997-05-27E1010. California's Mission Trail: Los Angeles to San Miguel1997-06-03E1111. California's Mission Trail: Carmel to Sonoma1997-06-10E1212. Seattle: How the City Cashed In1997-06-17E1313. Southeast Alaska: A Gold Legacy and Gateway to the Yukon1997-06-24

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