Today, we have historian Dr. Sandra Bonura on the show. Dr. Bonura is a frequent storyteller and lecturer on the importance of using a multitude of primary sources to gain perspective on historical events, and the author of the 2020 biography of John D. Spreckles (the Hotel Del Coronado’s longest owner) entitled, “Empire Builder: John D. Spreckels and the Making of San Diego” and more recently "The Sugar King of California: The Life of Claus Spreckels." Please enjoy our conversation.
In this episode, we look at the secularization law of 1833 in the new republic of Mexico and its effect on Native people specifically....
Today we are focused on what happened to Native People in California during the three governments: Spanish, Mexican, and American, but specifically American. My...
In this episode, we conclude our three part episode series on the life and art of Chiura Obata.