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. James Zarsadiaz on the show. Dr Zarsadiaz is Associate Professor of History and Director of the Yuchengco Philippine Studies Program....
In the episode, we sketch a brief bio of the poet and writer Joaquin Miller and read some of his more famous poems.
In the second episode in this series, we wrap up our discussion of the Know Nothing party's influence in California.