Listened to once and shelved as part of a huge private collection that was seldom listened to. Box and tapes are in Very Good condition with slight, if any, wear on the edges of the box, tapes are in great condition. Title: CALIFORNIA GOLD Author: John Jakes Read By: Richard Dysart Year: 1989 Length: Abridged Category: Fiction Actual Length Tapes: 3 hrs., on 2 tapes At the height of California's Gold Rush, men left everything behind for the chance at striking it rich. Now, some 30 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.