This week we continue our exploration of the Mexican American War and the formation of the American West, with highlights including the Bear Flag Revolt and the adventures of John C. Fremont.

Show notes and links:

* English Civil War (1642-1651).

* Pueblo Revolt, Santa Fe, New Mexico (1680).

* USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere (en.wikipedia.org).

* Alaska Gold Rush (en.wikipedia.org).

* Assassination of Leon Trotsky (1940).

* Hawaii admitted to the Union (1959).

* Voyager 2 launched (1977).

* Help Us Decipher This Inscription (britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk). Mystery engraving on ancient sword. Can you decode it?

* Voynich manuscript (the thing Nancy couldn’t think of).

* Has missing Nazi gold train been found in Poland? (cnn.com).

* Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries (TV Series 2012– ) (imdb.com) (streaming on Netflix)

* The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America, by Timothy Egan .

* Dragoon (a type of cavalry).

* Stephen W. Kearny (en.wikipedia.org).

* Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov).

* James Wiley Magoffin  (tshaonline.org).

* Thomas ap Catesby Jones (en.wikipedia.org).

* Herman Melville (en.wikipedia.org). author of White Jacket

* John C. Frémont (en.