California Gold: A Novel
John Jakes
Mar 2020 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Shawn Compton
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31 hr 25 min
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A "riveting . . . sweeping epic" of one man driven by gold fever, by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of North and South-Richmond Times-Dispatch. At the height of California's Gold Rush, men left everything behind for the chance at striking it rich. Now, some thirty years after its peak, gold fever still entices adventurous Easterners like James Macklin Chance, a poor Pennsylvanian who is drawn to California by the dream of lasting wealth-a dream so powerful he'll stop at nothing to see it through. Along the way he'll encounter grand passion, ruthless enemies, and larger-than-life titans like Leland Stanford, Theodore Roosevelt, and William Randolph Hearst, who helped shape a country's destiny.
About the author
John Jakes is the bestselling author of the Kent Family Chronicles, the North and South Trilogy, and the Crown Family Saga. He lives in South Carolina and Connecticut.
Shawn Compton is a professional voice actor and audiobook narrator. He is also a seventeen-year veteran of the Air Force, and has a strong creative background from which to draw inspiration for his narration.
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