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JANE STANFORD (1828-1905). Co-founder and benefactor of Stanford University. Wife of railroad baron, California governor and US Senator Leland Stanford…
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Considered to be the first Mexican-American author and the first Mexican-American author to write in English (Who Would Have Thought It? 1872), Maria…
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In the decade before the Civil War, Northern and Southern politicians locked in a fierce battle over the proposed routes of a railroad that would cross…
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On International Women’s Day I want to shout out just a few of the powerhouse California women I’ve been researching in my deep dive into San Francisco…
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On International Women’s Day I feel compelled to shout out just a few of the amazing California women I’ve been researching in my deep dive into San…
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February 2023

The de Youngs
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January 2023

Berglund, Barbara: Making San Francisco American - Cultural Frontiers in the Urban West, 1846-1906 Lloyd, Benjamin Estelle: Lights and Shades of San…
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March 2022

Cast of Characters Escapes Chapter 1 - Phoebe Apperson & George Hearst Chapter 2 - Mary Ellen Pleasant Chapter 3 - Bret Harte Chapter 4 - Ina Coolbrith…
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The characters and events I portray here are all real people and real events that shaped San Francisco, California, and American history. I have worked…
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Emperor Norton
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The Duel: Senator David Broderick, Judge David Terry
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Adolph Sutro
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