archive for April, 2007

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Friday, April 27th, 2007

#60: Starr King and the California Civil War (pt. 2)

starr king and the california civil war (pt. 2) [ 47:16 ] Play Now | Play in Popup

At the end of the Part One of this two part series, Abraham Lincoln had been elected president, the Civil War had broken out, and the question of California’s loyalty to the Union was in grave doubt. The youthful Unitarian minister from Boston was a newcomer to the scene, but his powerful voice had been […]

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Thursday, April 12th, 2007

tour review — ferry building (sf city guides)

Here’s the thing — I love San Francisco, I love history, and I love walking. Luckily for me, there are a billion walking tours out there, and every so often I take one. I do my best to keep my know-it-all mouth shut and learn a thing or two, pick up a few ideas for […]

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Wednesday, April 11th, 2007

sparkletack interviewed – VerySpatial podcast

San Francisco is about to be invaded by geographers! The annual convention of the Association of American Geographers is coming to town, and Jesse Rouse, cohost of the VerySpatial podcast (an excellent show covering geography and geospatial technology) thought I would be a good candidate to give their listeners some idea about what there is […]

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Sunday, April 8th, 2007

#59: Starr King and the California Civil War (pt. 1)

starr king and the california civil war (pt. 1) [ 39:09 ] Play Now | Play in Popup

Over 100,000 people a day travel the Geary Street corridor. But how many glance over and notice the grey statue standing watch at Franklin Street? Only a very few look even further, and notice the low, stone sarcophagus nestled in front of the gothic Unitarian Church. Walk right up to it and you’ll discover that […]

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