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 explore the context and the issues surrounding California's first constitution. Our Patreon Page
In this episode, we explore the role of immigration in the Gold Rush. Our Patreon Page
In the last episode on the first series about the railroads and California, we conclude by discussing how the Big Four sought to cement...