30 - Interview With Nick Neely, author of Alta California

History of California Podcast

Oct 02 2020 | 00:56:54

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Show Notes

In this episode, I interview Nick Neely whose bestselling 2019 book Alta California chronicled his journey to recreate the Portola expedition, that we covered on a previous episode, starting in San Diego and making his on foot to San Francisco. It was a great conversation and I know you will enjoy it. Nick's book recommendations: Where I Was From by Joan Didion: https://amzn.to/3iuQ7q9 All the Little Live Things by Wallace Stegner: https://amzn.to/3l9Xs0o Nick's Website: http://www.nickneely.com/ Amazon Link for Nick's work: https://amzn.to/3d0DJxi Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/historyofcalifornia If you'd like to subscribe to the new weekly newsletter, please follow this link: eepurl.com/haiCNX

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