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California Gold
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Shawn Compton
- Length: 31 hrs and 25 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Action & Adventure
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Publisher's Summary
A "riveting...sweeping epic" of one man driven by gold fever, by the number one New York Times best-selling author of North and South. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
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- Mulfred
- 06-23-20
Great story of CA history.
John Jakes wrote an interesting novel based on real events with a fictional lead character. I read the book about 5 years ago and when I listened to Shawn Compton's narration the characters came to life. Fantastic narration along with a well written story. If you want to learn about history this is the way to do it!
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- Thomas
- 04-27-20
A Well Crafted Tale
An amazing fictional account of the developmental years of California.
John Jake's spins a fictional but all too true story. Masterful character creation, and genius weaving of true love characters and events
A MUST LISTEN
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- Susan
- 04-04-20
BORING
After waiting two days for a successful download it was not worth the wait. Boring reader, boring story, Just boring.
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- Barbara
- 02-12-21
Too Long, Too Many Cameos
it was a struggle to finish reading. I had to rely on the audio to plow through to the end; however, it was annoying that the narrator mispronounced many words particularly place names. To me, it was also annoying that the protagonist crossed path with every notable Californian of this era.