for The
Betsy Ross of the Bears
Note:
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A
Good Place to Start
- The
West
This is the site for the PBS series The West. It has a fine overview
and many pages directly relevant to the period of the play.
Sites
on the Bartleson-Bidwell Party and the Period before the Mexican American
war
- San
Francisco Museum
This is one of Bidwell's accounts of the journey that Nancy Kelsey
shared and the period before the Gold Rush. The site has many fine
links to other primary sources on the Early U.S. period.
- Library
of Congress
This is the home page for the "California as I Saw It"
section of the Library of Congress web site. From here you can find
dozens of primary sources, including Bidwell's memoir, Jessie Benton
Fremont's writing on California, J. Ross Browne (who was the secretary
at the California Constitutional Convention), Dame Shirley (under
Clappe, Louisa) and many more.
- Kit Carson — PBS Series The West
This article tells the story of Kit Carson's relationship with Captain
Fremont during the Bear Flag Revolt.
Sites
for the Mexican American War
Sites
for the Indians the Kelseys would have Dealt With
- Pomo
People: Brief History
This site on Pomo history and culture deals with both the past and
the survival of the culture today.
- Index
of "The North American Indian"
This is the tribal index page for the E.S. Curtis collection. Curtis
was the great photographer of Indians a hundred years ago. Scroll
down to the contents for Volume 14 to link to major California groups.
It was the Pomo on whose land the Kelseys lived in Sonoma and Clear
Lake. The coast and lake Miwok lived near by. There are some excellent
old images on these pages.
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