Episode 174 | Petaluma History III feat. John Sheehy | Onstage with Jim & Tom | 3/31/20

Onstage with Jim and Tom

Jim and Tom welcome historian John Sheehy for our longest history feature yet (almost 2 hours!) as we dive deep into the Coast Miwok, the Machiavellian General Vallejo, the 1830’s smallpox epidemic, Petaluma’s Chinese-American and African-American communities in the 19th century, William Bihler, Tom’s favorite explosions, Petaluma's second battle with Santa Rosa, Tom’s favorite murder, booms/busts in Petaluma, Deep Throat at the Mystic and much more. John Sheehy is the author of "On a River Winding Home" which features stunning photography and intimate historical stories of the Petaluma River Watershed.