30 episodes

Gold Hunters (Borthwick), The by John David Borthwick (1824 - 1892‪)‬ LibriVox

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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)

- 14 NOV 2021
01 - Ch. 1, Part 1, On to the Goldfields

01 - Ch. 1, Part 1, On to the Goldfields
- 25 min
- 14 NOV 2021
01 - Ch. 1, Part 2, On to the Goldfields

01 - Ch. 1, Part 2, On to the Goldfields
- 21 min
- 14 NOV 2021
03 - Ch. 2, Across the Isthmus

03 - Ch. 2, Across the Isthmus
- 31 min
- 14 NOV 2021
04 - Ch. 3, Part 1, A City in the Making

04 - Ch. 3, Part 1, A City in the Making
- 20 min
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05 - Ch. 3, Part 2, A City in the Making

05 - Ch. 3, Part 2, A City in the Making
- 20 min
- 14 NOV 2021
06 - Ch. 4, Part 1, Life at High Speed

06 - Ch. 4, Part 1, Life at High Speed
- 27 min