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 explore the mission of San Juan Capistrano and broader patterns of the mission system.
Today we have Dana Gioia on the show. Gioia is an internationally acclaimed poet and writer. Former California Poet laureate and Chairman of the...
Tony Platt is the author of thirteen books and 150 essays and articles on race, inequality, and social justice in American history, among them...