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72 - Galen Clark, Guardian of Yosemite, Part I
In my first narrative podcast after a brief hiatus, we return with an episode about a little known progenitor and protector of one our...
71 - Dr. Andrea McDowell, We the Miners: Self-Government in the California Gold Rush
Today, we have Dr. Andrea McDowell on the show. Professor McDowell is a graduate of Yale College and Yale Law School and holds a...
70 - John Mack Faragher, California: An American History
Today, we have interview for you with Dr. John Mack Farager. An emeritus professor from Yale, Dr. Farager is the author of many books,...
69 - Dr. Richard White, Who Murdered Jane Stanford?
Richard White is an historian of the United States specializing in the American West, the history of capitalism, environmental history, history and memory, and...
68 - Interview with George Miles, Curator of the Western Americana Collection at Yale
Today, I have an interview for you with George Miles, curator of the Western American Collection at the Beinecke Library at Yale. We spend...
67 - The Indian Wars: Jim Savage and The Mariposa War
In this episode, we begin a series on the Indian Wars that decimated the native population in the US and specifically California as well.