This Land Season 1 Episode 2 - The Golden Trail

Airdate: 2026-Jun-14

Episode summary:

California's rise was not promised. Descendants of the settlers, labourers, and visionaries who pushed west in pursuit of Manifest Destiny reveal the hardship and ambition that transformed a distant frontier and the American map forever.

About This Land series:

This Land traces America's rise from a fragile string of colonies to a continent-spanning superpower – as told by experts and descendant...Show more >