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A thrilling, serialized, true history of San Francisco and California.
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Enter Mark Twain, running
The Civil War would ultimately bring two fledgling authors to California to make their literary fortune in San Francisco—via quite opposite paths…
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The Civil War begins: Ambrose Bierce at Rich Mountain, 1861
The Civil War would ultimately bring two fledgling authors to California—via quite opposite paths. 25-year-old Samuel Clemens fled to the West to avoid…
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California in the Civil War: San Francisco commits to the Union
Conspiracy was afoot. Southern Chivs in the Knights of the Golden Circle were gathering arms. The Secesh forces in the city might well take the…
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Secessionist plots in Civil War San Francisco
Before and during the Civil War, powerful Southern forces were working to turn California into a slave state. When the war started, San Francisco…
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After the Gold Rush — August Chapter Roundup
1861: Southern states began to secede even before Lincoln was inaugurated. The Confederate States' new president, Jefferson Davis, issued a call for…
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The Civil War in San Francisco: Michael, Charles & Gus de Young
Three of the most fascinating characters of the California Civil War years, and some of the most important builders of the city of San Francisco, were…
Chapter 32 - Ted & Anna Judah meet The Associates
Collis Huntington, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, Mark Hopkins and the Transcontinental Railroad. “An estimate can scarcely be made of the…
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