America's Historic Trails with Tom Bodett — Season 1
199713 episodes10.0/10 (1 votes)
About this season
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.
Episodes (13)
1
E1
1. The Old Post Road: New York to Mystic
Aired 1 April 1997
2
E2
2. The Old Post Road: Newport to Boston
Aired 8 April 1997
3
E3
3. New Orleans and the Old River Road to Natchez
Aired 15 April 1997
4
E4
4. The Natchez Trace to Nashville
Aired 22 April 1997
5
E5
5. The Great Wagon Road: Philadelphia to Harpers Ferry
Aired 29 April 1997
6
E6
6. The Wilderness Trail: Shenandoah Valley Through the Cumberland Gap
Aired 6 May 1997
7
E7
7. The Mormon Trail: The Great Plains to the Great Salt Lake
Aired 13 May 1997
8
E8
8. The California Trail: The Rockies to the Gold Country
Aired 20 May 1997
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E9
9. Camino Real: El Paso to Santa Fe
Aired 27 May 1997
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E10
10. California's Mission Trail: Los Angeles to San Miguel
Aired 3 June 1997
11
E11
11. California's Mission Trail: Carmel to Sonoma
Aired 10 June 1997
12
E12
12. Seattle: How the City Cashed In
Aired 17 June 1997
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E13
13. Southeast Alaska: A Gold Legacy and Gateway to the Yukon
Aired 24 June 1997