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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…
Oct 2
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September 2023
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…
Sep 25
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The Civil War begins: Ambrose Bierce at Rich Mountain, 1861
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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…
Sep 14
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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…
Sep 14
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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…
Sep 6
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After the Gold Rush — August Chapter Roundup
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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…
Sep 5
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August 2023
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…
Aug 29
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Chapter 32 - Ted & Anna Judah meet The Associates
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The inaugural address of President Lincoln inaugurates Civil War
" I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful…
Aug 22
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Chapter 30 - Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton goes to Washington
MARIA AMPARO RUIZ DE BURTON is considered to be the first Mexican-American author and the first Mexican-American author to write in English (1872: Who…
Aug 14
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Chapter 29 - Ted & Anna Judah and the Transcontinental Railroad
February, 1861—Sacramento, California: With the election of Lincoln, Ted Judah knew the hour had come. His dream of a Transcontinental Railroad would…
Aug 9
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After the Gold Rush — July Chapter Roundup
Chapters 20-26 take our early San Franciscans from rumblings of war that escalated with the surprise nomination of Abraham Lincoln for president, up to…
Aug 1
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After the Gold Rush — July Chapter Roundup
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July 2023
New Chapters through June
After the Gold Rush is the epic story of the building of San Francisco as novelized history, told by the real people who built it, in their own words…
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