Gold Hunters (Borthwick), The by BORTHWICK, John David

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This is a robust, rough and tumble, first-hand account of the early California gold rush years 1851-1854 by a Scottish adventurer and artist J. D. Borthwick. The first edition, published in 1857 was called Three Years in California. Reprints have used the more descriptive title The Gold Hunters. (Summary by Sue Anderson)

  • 25 minutes 48 seconds
    01 - Ch. 1, Part 1, On to the Goldfields
  • 21 minutes 57 seconds
    01 - Ch. 1, Part 2, On to the Goldfields
  • 31 minutes 58 seconds
    03 - Ch. 2, Across the Isthmus
  • 20 minutes 44 seconds
    04 - Ch. 3, Part 1, A City in the Making
  • 20 minutes 34 seconds
    05 - Ch. 3, Part 2, A City in the Making
  • 27 minutes 48 seconds
    06 - Ch. 4, Part 1, Life at High Speed
  • 26 minutes 35 seconds
    07 - Ch. 4. Part 2, Life at High Speed
  • 33 minutes 20 seconds
    08 - Ch. 5, Off for the Mines
  • 28 minutes 3 seconds
    09 - Ch. 6, Looking for Gold
  • 31 minutes 57 seconds
    10 - Ch. 7, Indians and Chinamen
  • 27 minutes 1 second
    11 - Ch. 8, Miners' Law
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