His work helped teach almost an entire nation to read and write within a matter of just a few years. We introduce you to one of the most famous native Americans…

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Many people in agriculture know her name well. This weekend, the world will get to know the subject of a new HBO film…

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When people can’t pay cash for items they want, they may try to barter. That’s what this saloon did; what they received became a bigger attraction than the drinks they served…

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Many universities provide MBA degrees, but the one you can get from this organization will cost you nothing and perhaps be more practical for life…

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He’s by the far the oldest and wisest ground hog in the nation and every February 2nd, you can be assured that the eyes of the nation will turn to a place named Punxatawnery…

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Not long after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Americans began to see and hear things–things like Japanese tanks, subs and ships coming to attack the west coast…

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Although it’s been about a millennium since this place rumbled to life, the mountain still speaks of the event that took place here…

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Mike Rowe is known for the dirty jobs he has to perform. But how many times do those jobs really scare him? Plenty…

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Some people believe they have bad jobs. Dirty jobs. Jobs no one else would want to have. So, now they call this man to do them…

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The Union Pacific Railroad had the perfect new resort to sell to its passengers. The only problem was convincing them to come to this remote area of Idaho…

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When you need new technology at a ski resort you of course look to someone in the railroad industry to fix the problem. That’s what happened here…

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This town got it’s start because a railroad was looking for a new destination to transport passengers. What resulted is a well-known resort town…

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Imagine growing up on a farm and then in your early twenties traveling on your own a half a world away to begin a new farming operation. That’s what this man did…

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As you know, AgriGold has been our sponsor of the American Countryside for the past few weeks, and I recently had a chance to meet a farmer who not only uses their hybrids, but who has a story very unique in the farming industry. His story of farming on two different continents is today’s edition of the American Countryside…

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If American automakers are struggling to make ends meet, perhaps they should meet one of the country’s premiere wagon builders. The times certainly seem to not have passed him by, with a brisk business for vehicles from over a century ago…

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a national holiday, but this man is noted by some to be the grandfather of the civil right movement…

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Who invented the first automobile? You might be surprised that it wasn’t Henry Ford, but this man from Kokomo, Indiana…

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The plan was to tear down San Deigo’s old navy hospital. A new hospital was built, but portions of the old grounds are one of the most beautiful places to enjoy past and present…

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Most prison camps wouldn’t want their detainees digging tunnels to freedom, but at Ed’s camp, it was a way to keep the prisoners occupied…

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Ed believed he was a well informed pilot flying for the United States. Then the German captured him and told him things about himself that he’d never known.

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