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Just before Mexico declared itself independent from Spanish rule, 29-year-old Francisco Pacheco arrived in Monterey, a carriage maker turned soldier in the Spanish Army. After distinguishing himself in the battle to recapture Mission
What made some pioneer wagon trains successful, and others not? Successful companies prepared strong, enforceable, written constitutions of bylaws, rules,
Considering the short time Robert Semple lived in California, he made several contributions to the development of the state. Born in Kentucky, he apprenticed as a printer and somehow learned enough about dentistry to
Theodore Dehone Judah was the brilliant engineer and visionary who convinced a group of merchants, and the United States Congress, that it was possible to build a railroad across the razorback spine of the Sierra Nevada. His dream was
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