Before we begin our next major thematic section of the podcast on railroads, we will be looking at the life of Leland Stanford who serves a bridge between the Gold Rush era, the Civil War Era in California government, and the Transcontinental Railroad.
In this episode, we begin to discuss the Gold Rush and its predecessors. Support this program
Tony Platt is the author of thirteen books and 150 essays and articles on race, inequality, and social justice in American history, among them...
In this episode, we learn about Drake's brief sojourn in California to repair his ship.