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.
Richard White is an historian of the United States specializing in the American West, the history of capitalism, environmental history, history and memory, and...
In this episode, we look at the secularization law of 1833 in the new republic of Mexico and its effect on Native people specifically....
In this episode, we interview the authors of We Are the Land: A History of Native California. Below are their bios and a link...