"1846 - 1850" . . "Indians of North America West (U.S.) History." . . "WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)" . . "West (U.S.) History 1848-1900 Videos." . . "Discoveries in geography." . . "Frontier and pioneer life West (U.S.)" . . "Time Life Video & Television." . . "Insignia Films." . . "Indians of North America." . . "Frontier and pioneer life." . . "United States" . . . . "West (U.S.)" . . "San Francisco (Calif.)" . . "1849 - 1877" . . "United States, West." . . "California" . . "California." . "Gold mines and mining." . . "Florentine Films." . . "Videos." . . . . . "Gold is discovered in California in 1848, the rush begins that changes the landscape forever."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Speck of the Future" . . . . . . "The Speck of the future"@en . . . "Nonfiction films"@en . "10 Days: Shay's Rebellion" . . . "Wild mining camps with names like Whiskey Diggings, Grizzly Flats and You Bet would spring up and then disappear, with each new strike of riches. A once-sleepy village on a magnificent bay would change over-night into a thriving international city, San Francisco, where a merchant could declare himself \"Emperor of North America\", and a shrewd Morman shopkeeper could become the gold rush's first millionaire. It was a rambunctious, singularly American time, and it would change the West forever."@en . "In 1848, James Marshall discovered gold in California's American River. During the next year alone more than 50,000 fortune-seekers would swarm into the Sierra Nevada seeking riches. Wild mining camps with names such as Whiskey Diggings, Grizzly Flat and You Bet would spring up, and disappear, with each new strike. And a once-sleepy village on a magnificent bay would change overnight into the thriving, international city of San Francisco, where a shrewd Mormon shopkeeper would become the gold rush's first millionaire. It was a rambunctious, singularly American time, and it would change the West forever."@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Feature films"@en . . . . "The speck of the future"@en . "The speck of the future" . . . "In 1848, a sawmill worker named James Marshall reached down into the stream bed of the American River in California, and found gold in the palm of his hand. During the next year alone, in one of the most astounding human stampedes in history, more than 50,000 fortune seekers would swarm into the Sierra Nevada in a headlong scramble for riches. Like many Forty-Niners, William Swain left his home and family to endure hardships and disappointments for a \"pocketful of rocks\"."@en . . . . . . . "In 1848, a sawmill worker reached down into the streambed of the American River in California and discovered gold. During the next year alone, in one of the most astounding human stampedes in history, more than 50,000 fortune-seekers would swarm into the Sierra Nevada in a headlong scramble for riches."@en . . . . . . . "A history of the California gold rush which started in 1848, when a sawmill worker named James Marshall reached down into the streambed of the American River in California and discovered gold. Wild mining camps sprung up with each new strike while overnight San Francisco turned into an international city." . . "West #3: The speck of the future [video]"@en . "In 1848, when a sawmill worker dipped his hand in to the American River in California and pulled out gold, the fate of the West was sealed. In the next year alone, to seek their fortune."@en . . . . . . . . . . . "History of the California gold rush which started in 1848, when a sawmill worker named James Marshall reached down into the streambed of the American River in California and discovered gold."@en . . . "History"@en . . "History" . "Documentary television programs"@en . . . "Documentary films"@en . . . . . "Drama"@en . . . . "The speck of the future (Vol. 3)"@en . "Nonfiction television programs"@en . . "Ken Burn's The West"@en . . . . . . . . . "Speck of the future"@en . "A definitive account of the hope, heartbreak and mythic adventure of America's move west through the unforgettable personal stories of those who lived it."@en . "The speck of the future "@en . . . . "Streaming video" . . . . . . . . "\"The Gold Rush brings the whole world to the West, as 49ers from Asia, South America and the eastern states scramble for 'a share of the rocks, ' littering the hills with mining towns and creating the West's first metropolis. But in the push to strike it rich, many are violently pushed aside.\"--Http://www.pbs.org."@en . . "The West : The speck of the future"@en . "1815 - 1861" . . "1846 - 1950" . . "1846 - 1860" . .