Frontier — Season 1, Episode 4: The Rush for Gold
Documentary • 45 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 7.0/10
Episode synopsis
The newly acquired territory of California would prove invaluable as the chance discovery of gold unleashes the largest migration in US history and ignites a vicious debate on slavery, culminating in the American Civil War.
About Frontier
As the former British Colonies on the east coast became the United States of America, their sights were now set on what lay west. A ludicrously good land deal with France unlocks a vast wilderness seemingly open for the taking.