America's Historic Trails with Tom Bodett

1997

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.

Seasons

13 Episodes • Premiered 1997

1. The Old Post Road: New York to Mystic

2. The Old Post Road: Newport to Boston

3. New Orleans and the Old River Road to Natchez

4. The Natchez Trace to Nashville

5. The Great Wagon Road: Philadelphia to Harpers Ferry

6. The Wilderness Trail: Shenandoah Valley Through the Cumberland Gap

7. The Mormon Trail: The Great Plains to the Great Salt Lake

8. The California Trail: The Rockies to the Gold Country

9. Camino Real: El Paso to Santa Fe

10. California's Mission Trail: Los Angeles to San Miguel

11. California's Mission Trail: Carmel to Sonoma

12. Seattle: How the City Cashed In

13. Southeast Alaska: A Gold Legacy and Gateway to the Yukon

Cast

Tom Bodett

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