By land or by sea or any other way. . .The discovery of gold in 1849 caused men (and some women) to do whatever was necessary to seek their fortune. Follow along with Jim Tannenbaugh and Paul Mumford as they take two different paths from Philadelphia to California with one goal in mind: finding gold and living the rest of their lives in leisure! Their adventures will make you laugh and cry as they encounter unexpected beauty and the unspeakable evil that teaches them a valuable lesson: Greed is never good!