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 Dr. Virginia Scharff on the show. Dr. Scharff is an emeritus professor of History from the University of the New Mexico...
In this episode, we look at the secularization law of 1833 in the new republic of Mexico and its effect on Native people specifically....
In the third episode in the series, we turn our focus to Democratic Party in California.