Bear Flag Revolt

American settlers rebelled in 1845 when Mexican authorities ordered them off their California homesteads. Fifteen-year-old, fictional character, David Brennan, who came west with Kit Carson as a civilian member of Captain John Frémont's map-making expedition, secretly joined the rebels. The rebel's ragtag army captured Sonoma, declared independence from Mexico, and raised their hand-painted flag as they created the Bear Flag Republic. If "Pathfi...