frustrated miner charles bolton determined to exact revenge on the company that pushed him off his claim. he sets out on foot to scout wells fargo's stage routes. >> all over northern california, they were shipping lots of gold from one place to another. they had over 3,000 miles of stagecoach road. it was a big target for thieves. >> consumed by revenge, bolton breaks ties with his family, cuts himself off from the past and completely reinvents himself. he moved to san francisco, all the while nursing this anger, this hatred toward wells fargo. >> his time in the military has conditioned him physically and trained him strategically, but experiencing war has also given him an aversion to violence. >> i watched the stages in my home town.
>> narrator: in the summer of 1818, charles boles to exact revenge on the company that pushed him off his claim. he sets out on foot to scout wells fargo's stage routes. >> all over northern california, they were shipping lots of gold from one place to another, they had over 3,000 miles of stagecoach road. it was a big target. >> narrator: consumed by revenge, boles breaks ties with his family, cuts himself off from his past, and completely reinvents himself. >> he moved to san francisco, all the while, nursing this anger, this hatred toward wells fargo. >> narrator: boles's time in the military conditioned him and trained him strategically, but experiencing war has also given him an aversion to violence. >> i've watched the stages from the second cabinet far from my
>> narrator: in the summer of 1818, charles boles to exact revenge on the company that pushed him off his claim. he sets out on foot to scout wells fargo's stage routes. >> all over northern california, they were shipping lots of gold from one place to another, they had over 3,000 miles of stagecoach road. it was a big target. >> narrator: consumed by revenge, boles breaks ties with his family, cuts himself off from his past, and completely reinvents himself. >> he moved to san francisco, all the while, nursing this anger, this hatred toward wells fargo. >> narrator: boles's time in the military conditioned him and trained him strategically, but experiencing war has also given him an aversion to violence. >> i've watched the stages from the second cabinet far from my
>> narrator: in the summer of 1818, charles boles to exact revenge on the company that pushed him off his claim. he sets out on foot to scout wells fargo's stage routes. >> all over northern california, they were shipping lots of gold from one place to another, they had over 3,000 miles of stagecoach road. it was a big target. >> narrator: consumed by revenge, boles breaks ties with his family, cuts himself off from his past, and completely reinvents himself. >> he moved to san francisco, all the while, nursing this anger, this hatred toward wells fargo. >> narrator: boles's time in the military conditioned him and trained him strategically, but experiencing war has also given him an aversion to violence. >> i've watched the stages from the second cabinet far from my home camp to ascertain the exact