> Led from his base in Sonoma by a Mormon farmer and miner named William B. Ide, the California Republic officially declared independence on June 14, 1846
I had learned recently that the first mayor of San Fran was also mormon. Did the mormons have a bigger influence on western expansion and the early "wild west" than public schools taught me?
I had learned recently that the first mayor of San Fran was also mormon. Did the mormons have a bigger influence on western expansion and the early "wild west" than public schools taught me?