Gold and Boomtowns | How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears
As interest in gold mining grew, small towns and gold mining businesses developed almost overnight. Ray explores the abandoned town of Bodie, a mining town that is now a museum to Gold Rush history.
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Clip Info
- Clip length: 7'11''
- Broadcast year: 2014
Curriculum Connection
- History | America, 1713-1975 | The early settlement of the West, c1835-c1862 | Migration and early settlement
Access
Licence: ERA Licence required
Usage
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
Content
- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC Four
- Programme: How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears
- Episode: Mountains
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