136 - Alex Brown, Librarian, Critic, and Historian

August 27, 2024 00:55:32
136 - Alex Brown, Librarian, Critic, and Historian
History of California Podcast
136 - Alex Brown, Librarian, Critic, and Historian

Aug 27 2024 | 00:55:32

/

Show Notes

Today we have Alex Brown on the show. Alex is a librarian, local historian, author, and writer, and an Ignite award winning critic. Much of their writing covers black history, librarianship, YA, and speculative fiction. The focus of our conversation today is their two books of nonfiction, Hidden History of Napa Valley and The Lost Restaurants of Napa Valley and Their Recipes. I really enjoyed talking with Alex. We had a lot to connect about, both in regards to libraries, but also into California history.

Buy Alex's Books Here

Other Episodes

Episode

October 24, 2022 00:34:23
Episode Cover

71 - Dr. Andrea McDowell, We the Miners: Self-Government in the California Gold Rush

Today, we have Dr. Andrea McDowell on the show. Professor McDowell is a graduate of Yale College and Yale Law School and holds a...

Listen

Episode 0

June 25, 2021 00:49:29
Episode Cover

52 - An Interview with Dr. Iris Engstrand

Today we have an interview with Dr. Iris H. W. Engstrand. is a native Californian and indispensable historian of Southern California . Engstrand’s academic...

Listen

Episode

March 21, 2022 00:14:47
Episode Cover

62 - The Art of the Gold Rush Part I

In this first of a two part episode, we will explore some of the famous artists of the Gold Rush. 

Listen