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Ambrose Bierce and Asbury Harpending at the Battle of Shiloh
California History After the Gold Rush
Mar 16
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The Stanfords and the Chinese Question
Jane and Leland Stanford were deeply problematic people. Jane is not by any means any kind of heroine to me. But I find her fascinating. As with all…
Mar 11
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December 2023
San Francisco's Black newspapers, Civil War era
Mary Ellen Pleasant & the Executive Committee. San Francisco’s “Executive Committee” was a group of educated Black elite: ministers, teachers, business…
Dec 11, 2023
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November 2023
After the Gold Rush - California in 1861
In this month’s chapters, California commits to the Union after a Secessionist coup attempt in San Francisco led by Southern transplant Asbury…
Nov 21, 2023
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Black entrepreneur Mary Ellen Pleasant in Civil War San Francisco
One of the most fascinating and contradictory figures of San Francisco’s riveting history is Mary Ellen Pleasant. By current standards she was one of…
Nov 3, 2023
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October 2023
Ted & Anna Judah in Civil War Washington
In the decade before the Civil War, Northern and Southern politicians were locked in a fierce battle over the proposed routes of a railroad that would…
Oct 28, 2023
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Jessie Frémont petitions Lincoln for Emancipation
Lincoln was far slower to move on Emancipation than many of his allies urged—including political power couple Jessie Benton Frémont and John C. Frémont…
Oct 26, 2023
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Chapter 40 - Ted & Anna Judah vs. the Associates on the Transcontinental Railroad
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…
Oct 17, 2023
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Ina Coolbrith, John Rollin Ridge
In the decades after the Gold Rush, poet and journalist Ina Coolbrith was probably the best known female writer in California.
Oct 13, 2023
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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, 2023
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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, 2023
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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, 2023
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