The California Frontier Project

The California Frontier Project

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Prof. Damian Bacich shares the history you didn’t learn in school. Each episode is a deep dive into the fascinating early history of California and the West. Listen to stories and interviews with scholars, experts, and people who are passionate about a time when California was the frontier of empire and imagination.

Recent Episodes

  • 080: Soldiers' Wives on the California Frontier Part 2 | April Farnham, Ethnohistorian

    2 days ago
  • 079: Soldiers' Wives in Early California Part 1 | April Farnham, Ethnohistorian

    3 weeks ago
  • 078: True Visual History of California Part 3 | David W. Rickman, Illustrator and Historian

    2 months ago
  • 077: True Visual History of California Part 2 | David W. Rickman, Illustrator and Historian

    2 months ago
  • 076: True Visual History of California Part 1 | David W. Rickman, Illustrator and Historian

    3 months ago
  • 075: Life in the Gold Fields | Tales of Mexican California Part 4

    3 months ago
  • 074: Pirates in California? | Michael Hardwick Part 2

    4 months ago
  • 073: Presidios and Soldados in California Part 1 | Author Michael Hardwick

    4 months ago
  • 072: The Revolt of Los Angeles: Tales of Mexican California Part 3

    4 months ago
  • 071: Tales of Mexican California Part 2: Antonio Coronel's Memoirs

    5 months ago