In this episode of The History of California Podcast, host Jordan Mattox sits down with author Taylor Kiland to discuss her new book, Murder of the Jujube Candy Heiress: A Coronado Cold Case. Set on the idyllic Coronado Island, the book reinvestigates the unsolved murder of a young heiress, Ruth Quinn, of the Jujube Candy fortune. Kiland shares how she unearthed records, reexamined the evidence, and conducted revealing interviews in an effort to shine a light on a case that still needs a resolution.
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 look at the Ranchos of the Spanish and Mexican periods of Californian History
In this first of a two part episode, we will explore some of the famous artists of the Gold Rush.