Tamara Venit Shelton is associate professor of history at Claremont McKenna College and author of Herbs and Roots: A History of Chinese Doctors in the American Medical Marketplace and A Squatter’s Republic: Land and the Politics of Monopoly in California, 1850–1900.
In this episode, we prepare for the arrival permanent settlements in California by looking at the events leading up to the Portola Expedition.
In this episode, we can continue to story of Galen Clark as he becomes Guardian of Yosemite and his family situation changes.
On today's show, we welcome Rebecca John. Rebecca is a Research Fellow at the Climate Investigations Center. She is also a freelance journalist and...