Today we have Andrew Alden on the show. Alden is a geologist and geoscience writer who has worked for the US Geological Survey and reported for KQED and Bay Nature. Long fascinated with rocks and landscapes, Alden found inspiration for his debut book, Deep Oakland, in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, which, as he writes, “ripped the city open and revealed to us its heart and character.” Through his writing Alden raises awareness for what he calls the deep present: the appreciation of the ancient underpinnings that shape the modern-day surroundings of daily life.
In this episode, we begin to explore the life Junipero Serra by looking at his background, his culture, and his religious worldview.
In this episode, we go through some of the final battles in California during the Mexican American War. Our Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/historyofcalifornia Follow us...
In the second episode in this series, we wrap up our discussion of the Know Nothing party's influence in California.