HISTORY WITHOUT A LECTURE!     HISTORICAL REENACTMENT 

When he boarded the ship, he had only fifty dollars in his pocket--but determined to make his fortune. And he did. He and his wife, Rachel, step "forward in time" to reminisce about life in Mexico's California, before it became part of the United States. And about Mr. Larkin's:

• becoming California's wealthiest merchant trader

  • without becoming a Mexican citizen 

• building the first beautiful two-story home in California  --creating what architects call: Monterey Colonial Style

• becoming the first (and only) U.S.Consul to California   --accessing and befriending powerful Californio politicos

• serving as the secret agent of President James K. Polk   --the President determined to possess California

• working behind the scenes to free California from Mexico  --convinced that, "the pear is near ripe for falling."