Today, we have author and historian Ann Vileisis on the show. Ann is the author of a number of books and the focus of our conversation today is on her latest book Abalone: The Remarkable History and Uncertain Future of California's Iconic Shellfish, which came out in May 2020. The book is a wonderful history of this amazing shelled creature and the human relationship to its flourishing and potential peril.
We continue the story of California and the Civil War by discussing the fighting in the Southwest.
Today, we have a special interview with Miroslava Chávez-García about the conquests of California. Miroslava Chávez-García is a Professor of History at the University...
Today we're continuing our series on John Steinbeck. This year, we've been reading through all of Steinbeck's major works. We started with The Pastures...