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Chapter 1
Phoebe Apperson, George Hearst. A thrilling true history of San Francisco and California.
Mar 17, 2022
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Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
Mary Ellen Pleasant
Mar 17, 2022
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Chapter 2
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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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Enter Mark Twain, running
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California
“In those days California seemed as remote from the East as the heart of Central Africa.”
Mar 29, 2022
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Lincoln "considers" Emancipation
One key to the fight ahead is looking back to see how we ever made social and moral progress in the first place. Studying Abraham Lincoln’s surprisingly…
Jan 29
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Lincoln "considers" Emancipation
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Chapter 26: The Election of Lincoln in California
On November 20, San Francisco’s Black community gathered in the AME Zion Hall, awaiting the election returns. When J.J. Moore read out the name of the…
Jul 16, 2023
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Chapter 26: The Election of Lincoln in California
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Say Gay! California History After the Gold Rush: Charles Warren Stoddard
San Francisco journalist and author Charlie Stoddard wrote the first acknowledged American novel about openly gay characters (The Pleasure of His…
Jun 9, 2023
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Say Gay! California History After the Gold Rush: Charles Warren Stoddard
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Frederick Douglass and Kendrick Lamar
How 'bout that halftime show?
Feb 14
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Frederick Douglass and Kendrick Lamar
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George Hearst & Mark Twain in the Comstock
George Hearst's lifelong friendship with the young Mark Twain was forged in that great melting pot known as the Comstock. Technically located in Nevada…
Aug 20, 2024
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George Hearst & Mark Twain in the Comstock
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Chinese medicine: Dr. Yee saves Jane Stanford's life
After the Gold Rush, Chapter 50
Aug 12, 2024
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Chinese medicine: Dr. Yee saves Jane Stanford's life
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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…
Sep 25, 2023
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The Civil War begins: Ambrose Bierce at Rich Mountain, 1861
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The Election of 1868
“History doesn’t repeat itself. But it often rhymes.” - Mark Twain -- It hardly seems that this election could be more existentially tense or…
Oct 31, 2024
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The Election of 1868
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