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. Jenni Sorkin on the show. Dr. Sorkin is an Associate Professor of the History of Art and Architecture at UCSB....
In the episode, we sketch a brief bio of the poet and writer Joaquin Miller and read some of his more famous poems.
Today we have Sherry Monohan on the show. Sherry is a culinary historian who has written a wide variety of books including work on...