Death Valley Days

An Army-Navy rivalry complicates the transfer of gold from California to Washington, D.C.

In 1847, Lt. Edward Beale tries to promote the use of camels in the Southwest.

Among the first American settlers to California, Olive and Vicki organize a school when the men leave for war.

A bank teller faces accusations of embezzlement and all but two people want him lynched.

Charlie Bates' dream about a hold-up becomes a reality and he becomes the suspect.

The days of Mark Twain as a newspaper editor in the Comstock mining area are depicted.

A faithful dog travels between towns to help the mail service.

Outraged by a tax on the mines, miners in the small town of Rough and Ready decide to secede from the Union.

The California governor sends a lawman to track down a notorious bandit.

Sitting Bull's war plans come between scout Frank Grouard and his Sioux bride.

William T. Coleman, arriving with the 49ers, is pressured to throw his hat into the political ring.

A jack-of-all-trades man stumbles across a way to improve the water wheel.

Billy Benson's landlady wants either her back rent or a wedding ring!

Wyatt Earp takes steps to protect a prospector from claim jumpers.

A young American pirate falls in love with the woman who saved him from execution.

Businessmen turned ranchers find the career change tougher than imagined after someone steals their cattle.

Jeers change to cheers for a prospector who buys a hearse.

Nan Aspinwall Gabel's horse is her only company as she journeys from San Francisco to New York.

Wells Fargo stage driver Charlie Parkhurst wins fame for his daring endeavors.

Bob Stevenson, his wife Fanny and her two children move to California, where Bob writes stories for the kids.

A veteran with a habit of telling tall tales sets out to clear a youth of murder.

A boy runs away from home and into the arms of an outlaw after a falling out with his father.

Kit Carson falls for the Native girl he rescued from a Canadian trapper.

Sam Houston, known for his strong fight for Texas independence, is intent on marrying Margaret Lea.

Brad Tyson undertakes a desert trek to prove himself worthy of his sweetheart.