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 continue our series by discussing Whigs and Republicans in California.
In this episode, we begin a series on the Indian Wars that decimated the native population in the US and specifically California as well.
In this episode, we continue our story of the Civil War and California.