Gold
Gelesen von Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
Stewart Edward White
(4,654 Sterne; 120 Bewertungen)
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) (0 hr 9 min)
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JUDITH GIBSON
(5 Sterne)
he sounds exactly like he's been there, growing up in California I did pan gold it is hard work backbreaking sunburn but once you find gold in your pan you don't realize you're even sunburned walk through Sutter's fort reading in the book was like going back in time to when I was a young woman walking through the port and looking at all amazing book walk through the San Francisco area truly a well-written book
Sparky
SPARKY
(4,5 Sterne)
Chapters from a history book...NYC to California by ship via Panama...1849...the gold rush... the journey through one man’s eyes... friendships and experiences..evolution of the culture during and beyond the gold rush years...recommend
one of the best Ever!
Anewelding
(5 Sterne)
what a great adventure! I could almost see myself there through the author's eyes And the readers voice.
Gold fever
Chalood
(4,5 Sterne)
A complete journey from east to west. An account of friendship, partners, hardship and disasters. Good book, well read.
Enjoyable Historical Fiction!
(5 Sterne)
This is such a fascinating combination of stories! I highly recommend it! Excellent reader too!
An account of the gold rush
Avid listener
(5 Sterne)
The ups and downs of the Gold rush from beginning to end with all its high and lows, very well read by the narrator