Ep: 005 In 1850, a California Gold Rush boom town, angered by tighting government controls from the new state, and a tax imposed on miners, wrote a formal declaration secceeding from the union and founded The Great Republic of California. The story has been reported numerous times on radio, television, newspaper, and magazine articles, and has even been portrayed on a TV series. But, how much of the story is true?

 Historical researcher Maria Brower's Amazon page.

 The Rough and Ready Chamber of Commerce Website

 Real bad television. The 1958 Rough and Ready episode of Death Valley Days on YouTube.

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