Monthly Archives: November 2015

Holiday Happenings

I’ll get back to writing about northern California history soon, I promise. You might get tired of hearing about my new book, and we don’t want that. But here’s one more tidbit of book news: Yesterday I was interviewed by … Continue reading

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John Bidwell, Jailbird

John Bidwell spent November 16-18, 1841, in jail. He had gone to San Jose to get a passport, since John Marsh had neglected to get one for him. At the order of Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, who wanted to know what … Continue reading

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Dan Barnett’s Review

Dan Barnett’s review of John and Annie is in the Chico Enterprise-Record this morning. How nice to get an early morning e-mail from Carla Resnick telling me about it, and just as nice to read it in the print newspaper … Continue reading

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The Book is Here!

John and Annie Bidwell: The Long and the Short of It is now available! It will be in the General’s Store (the gift shop) at Bidwell Mansion starting next weekend. Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park is open Saturday, Sunday, and … Continue reading

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November 1, 1841

From John Bidwell’s trail journal: November. Monday, 1st. The Company tarried to kill game; an abundance of wild fowl and 13 deer and antelopes were brought in. My breakfast, this morning, formed a striking contrast with that of yesterday which … Continue reading

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