birth of san francisco #3 [ 33:41 ] Play Now | Play in Popup

Part three of the pre-history of San Francisco, the early life of the village of Yerba Buena.
(if you missed ’em, listen to part one and part two first.)

This is the concluding episode on this theme, taking you right up to the edge of 1848. in this episode: goats, bears, and Mormons!

For further edification:
» Bear Flag revolt
» John Brown’s account
» Sloat’s proclamation

random episode from the archives:
“, $after_title, $before_post, $after_post, $show_pass_post, $show_excerpt); ?>

Thanks to Ryo Sode for the use of the beautiful tune “Yosemite”, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network.