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 introductory episode, we complete some table setting by looking at some of the history and development of railroads before diving into California...
Today, we have Dr. Stephen Aron on the program. He is the President and CEO of the Autry Autry Museum of the American West....
In this episode, we discuss social and political patterns during the Civil War in California.