Author: Tom
Sly As A Fox
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/09/13Oct14-Fromm-Fur-Farm-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The Fromm Brothers might be said to have been as “sly as a fox.” That’s because their business plan led them…
A Frontier Superhero
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/09/10Oct14-Kit-Carson-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Comic books tell the story of larger than life characters. In the mid 1800s, the comic books of the days took…
What You Know and Who You Know
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/09/09Oct14-Kit-Carson-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Sometimes it’s not what you know but who you know. In Kit Carson’s case, it was both that made him a…
A Well Known Frontiersman
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/09/08Oct14-Kit-Carson-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)This well-known frontiersman loved to hear the stories of those traveling west. One day, he decided it was time to sneak…
A Place For Pony Express Riders to Stay
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/09/07Oct14-Hollenberg-Pony-Express-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The pony express was in operation for just a little over a year, however the story of horses and riders racing…
Location, Location, Location
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/09/06Oct14-Hollenberg-Pony-Express-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)They say that in real estate, the three most important things are location, location, location. That was true even in the…
A President and a Cherry Tree
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/09/03Oct14-George-Washington-Cherry-Tree-2014.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Sometimes a person gains so much fame, they become bigger than life. So is that the case when we hear…
Inside a Safari Museum
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/09/02Oct14-Safari-Museum-2014.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Osa Johnson was certainly not an imposing figure, but give her a gun and she could drop some of the…
A Trip to An Historic Church
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/09/01Oct14-Christ-Church-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The Civil War produced many encounters where former friends found them themselves on opposite sides of the conflict. That fact was…
A Host to Presidents Since Washington
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/09/30Sep14-Christ-Church-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Perhaps no church has hosted more national leaders over the past two centuries than this one. In fact, you can still…
Paying to Sit in Church
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/09/29Sep14-Christ-Church-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some people sit in the exact same spot in church every Sunday. This president did the exact same thing, but he…
A Strange Meeting
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/09/26Sep14-Brandywine-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It was a strange meeting – a British general requested the assistance of an American signer of the Declaration of…
A Battle Lost But An Army Respected
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/09/25Sep14-Brandywine-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It was a place the new American nation lost, yet won – a battlefield where they stood ground for six consecutive…
The Battle of Brandywine
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/09/24Sep14-Brandywine-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In the first years of the American Revolution, General Washington lost many battles, but he always survived to fight another day. …
Going To A Stranger’s Home for a Free Meal
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/09/23Sep14-Hobo-Day-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you showed up at a strangers’ home and asked for a free meal, they might slam the door in…
A Unique Homecoming Theme
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/09/22Sep14-Hobo-Day-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many high schools and colleges pick a theme for their football homecoming. In Brookings, South Dakota the theme remains the same…perhaps…
A Symbol of Freedom and Equality
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/09/19Sep14-Birmingham-Civil-Rights-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s a church that symbolized the march for freedom and equality, yet it’s a site of blood spilled in the…
A Place Dubbed Bombingham
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/09/18Sep14-Birmingham-Civil-Rights-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It was time for change, but for those who spoke out, their life was in grave danger, in a place…
Passionate for the Cause
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/09/17Sep14-Birmingham-Civil-Rights-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The attack on this pastor’s home was meant to kill him. Instead, it inspired him. In fact, those who wanted…
The Life of a Winemaker
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/09/16Sep14-California-Organic-Winemaker-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Just as a chef might experiment with many ingredients to find the perfect dish, a winemaker works with a multitude of…
