The arc of History, from 1776 to 19th Century California
(Editor’s note: What follows is a segment from the script for a remarkable historical drama that will be enacted at the Sonoma Barracks on July 4 at 1 p.m. The script was written by George Webber, the multiple-personality Disordered actor/historian/tour guide who inhabits the soul of General Mariano Vallejo, founder of Sonoma, on his tours around town. The production will be acted by Webber, and by his performing partner and musician, CW Bayer. Admission to the event is free. Get a healthy dose of the history you will hear, right here.)
By George Webber
The Declaration of Independence was signed by people who banded together and said that they possessed the inherent right to govern themselves, and rejected their colonial ruler…