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California Frontier
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.
California Frontier
043: California's Insurgency: The Bear Flag Revolt
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The Bear Flag Revolt is one of the central episodes in the events leading to the U.S. annexation of California. In June of 1846, a group of Americans took over the Mexican Pueblo of Sonoma and declared a new “California Republic.” This is the story of their uprising.
Episode transcript: https://www.californiafrontier.net/bear-flag-revolt/
Recommended Reading:
- Book: Neal Harlow, California Conquered: The Annexation of a Mexican Province, 1846-1850
- Book: Alan Rosenus, General Vallejo and the Advent of the Americans
- Book: Kevin Starr, California: A History (Modern Library Chronicles)
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