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.
In this episode, we explore US history in regards to treaties and set the stage for the explorers, settlers, and trappers that will migrate...
In this episode, we look at the Ranchos of the Spanish and Mexican periods of Californian History
In this episode, we wrap the section on the Democratic Party in California in the 1850's.