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SCOUT· 66%54m·2019-01-21·History31: The California Trail: From the Donner Party to the Gold Rush
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“Never take no shortcuts.” This is the story of one of the larger Oregon Trail’s most important branches: the California Trail. The Mexican province of Alta California has some beautiful land, so it’s not hard to see why west-bound Americans might want to make their home there. We’ll hear about newly independent…
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