May 27, 2026
Episode 4:
The Conquest of California: Consummation (2/2)
EPISODE 4: THE CONQUEST OF CALIFORNIA: CONSUMMATION (2/2) SUMMARY: The Navy sailed into Monterey harbor and raised the Stars [...]
May 27, 2026
Episode 3:
The Conquest of California: Anticipation (1/2)
EPISODE 3: THE CONQUEST OF CALIFORNIA: ANTICIPATION (1/2) SUMMARY: Spain and Mexico each in turn “controlled” the territory of [...]
June 5, 2025
Episode 2:
Stopping the Slickens: The Rise and Fall of Hydraulic Mining in California
As gold disappeared from Sierra streams during the California Gold Rush, miners turned to more involved technologies to extract the [...]
February 8, 2024
Episode 1:
The Quest for Nova Albion, Francis Drake’s West Coast Landfall
After scouting the West Coast of North America in 1579, Francis Drake desperately needed to find a sheltered bay [...]
