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 review the basic series of events and context of California's relationship to and involvement with the US Civil War in...
We review the four major groups of Natives living in California before Europeans arrived.
In this episode, we continue the story of Serra, following his departure and arrival in New Spain.