Rush to California after the 1848 gold discovery alongside
thousands of hopeful men and women. Meet news reporters,
English gentry, miners, morticians, marriage brokers,
bankers, fugitives, preachers, imposters, trail guides, map
makers, cooks, missionaries, town builders, soiled doves,
and more people who take advantage of the opportunities to
make their fortunes in places where the population swelled
overnight. But can faith and romance transform lives where
gold is king?