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 continue Obata's story as he journeys to Yosemite and ventures into the High Sierra.
We continue the story of California and the Civil War by discussing the fighting in the Southwest.
In this episode, we begin to discuss the Gold Rush and its predecessors. Support this program