This is a well written story of the California gold rush of 1849. Four friends decide they are going to go to California and get rich in the gold fields. Follow their adventures as they travel to California across the isthmus of Panama to San Francisco. In their search for gold they encounter hostile Indians, various desperadoes, and natural disasters. Did they strike it rich? Listen and find out. (Summary by Richard Kilmer)
Chapters
1
Oh, Susannah! Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 6:50
2
The Hammerlock Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 19:38
3
The Voyage Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 16:35
4
The Village by the Lagoon Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 15:24
5
A Tropical River Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 10:06
6
The Village in the Jungle Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 21:59
7
The Trail Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 9:22
8
Panama Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 26:15
9
Northward Ho! Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 13:33
10
The Golden City Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 23:37
11
I Make Twenty-Five Dollars Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 24:13
12
Talbot Deserts Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 23:24
13
Up-River Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 16:12
14
Sutter's Fort Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 12:06
15
The Gold Trail Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 28:14
16
The First Gold Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 10:08
17
The Diggings Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 10:36
18
Beginnings of Government Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 15:54
19
Sunday at Hangman's Gulch Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 11:23
20
The Gold Washers Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 19:46
21
We Leave the Diggings Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 13:09
22
The Strike Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 10:16
23
The Camp on the Porcupine Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 9:22
24
The Indians Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 24:01
25
Battle Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 14:52
26
We Send Out Our Treasure Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 7:58
27
The Robbery Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 11:07
28
The Bully Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 29:34
29
The Challenge Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 19:48
30
The Fight Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 10:54
31
The Express Messenger Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 11:27
32
Italian Bar Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 25:27
33
The Overland Immigrants Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 13:00
34
The Prisoners Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 10:20
35
The Trial Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 10:36
36
The Rule of the Lawless Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 15:20
37
The Last Straw Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 14:33
38
The Vigilantes Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 13:06
39
The Vigilantes (continued) Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 15:42
40
The Rains Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 15:09
41
We Go Out Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 18:47
42
San Francisco Again Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 20:36
43
The Golden Web Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 16:22
44
Plutocrats Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 20:40
45
The Catastrophe Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 13:17
46
The Vision Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 8:33
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