America's Historic Trails with Tom Bodett — Season 1, Episode 3: New Orleans and the Old River Road to Natchez

About America's Historic Trails with Tom Bodett

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.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Old Post Road: New York to Mystic
• E2The Old Post Road: Newport to Boston
• E4The Natchez Trace to Nashville
• E5The Great Wagon Road: Philadelphia to Harpers Ferry
• E6The Wilderness Trail: Shenandoah Valley Through the Cumberland Gap
• E7The Mormon Trail: The Great Plains to the Great Salt Lake
• E8The California Trail: The Rockies to the Gold Country
• E9Camino Real: El Paso to Santa Fe
• E10California's Mission Trail: Los Angeles to San Miguel
• E11California's Mission Trail: Carmel to Sonoma
• E12Seattle: How the City Cashed In
• E13Southeast Alaska: A Gold Legacy and Gateway to the Yukon