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.
Today, we have an interview with Professor Matt O'Hara. Professor O'Hara teaches at UC Santa Cruz and is an expert on Colonial Mexican History. ...
In this episode, we explore the Bear Flag Revolt, a founding myth of our state that lives on our state flag. Our Patreon Page:...
In this episode, we begin a series on the Indian Wars that decimated the native population in the US and specifically California as well.