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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)

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

    • Arts

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)

    01 - Ch. 1, Part 1, On to the Goldfields

    01 - Ch. 1, Part 1, On to the Goldfields

    • 25 min
    01 - Ch. 1, Part 2, On to the Goldfields

    01 - Ch. 1, Part 2, On to the Goldfields

    • 21 min
    03 - Ch. 2, Across the Isthmus

    03 - Ch. 2, Across the Isthmus

    • 31 min
    04 - Ch. 3, Part 1, A City in the Making

    04 - Ch. 3, Part 1, A City in the Making

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

    05 - Ch. 3, Part 2, A City in the Making

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

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

    • 27 min

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