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Navajo Codetalker Roy Hawthorne

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/04Jun14-Roy-Hawthorne-Navajo-Codetalker-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Our series with Navajo codetalker, Roy Hawthorne continues today.  Remember, you can hear the full interview on the Scenic Route…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona

Using Your Native Language for Coded Messages

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/03Jun14-Roy-Hawthorne-Navajo-Codetalker-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)When World War II began, many men here in Navajo country volunteered for the armed forces.  Some of those men…

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A Codetalker for World War II

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/02Jun14-Roy-Hawthorne-Navajo-Codetalker-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)This week you’ll be hearing a series of programs with World War II Navajo codetalker, Roy Hawthorne.  You can also…

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The 125th Anniversary of The Great Johnstown Flood

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/30May14-Johnstown-Flood-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)It was an American disaster that was hard to imagine. A giant flood and an immense fire were destroying a…

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A Story of Heroism and Tragedy

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/29May14-Johnstown-Flood-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)It was a story of miraculous heroism among a story of deep tragedy.  125 years ago a wall of water…

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The Problem with 51 Inches of Rain

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/28May14-Johnstown-Flood-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)When 51 inches falls on an area in one month…well, it’s likely there’s going to be problems. Here, those problems…

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The Great Johnstown Flood

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/27May14-Johnstown-Flood-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)It was one of the worst disasters in American history…the break of the south fork dam that created the great…

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The Arlington Ladies

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/26May14-Arlington-Army-Ladies.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)On Memorial Day we remember our loved ones, but these ladies recognize our fallen soldiers this weekend and every day…

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Posted in American Countryside Arkansas

The Lone Ranger, Silver and Tonto

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/23May14-The-Lone-Ranger.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB) No matter your age, you’ve most likely heard of the Lone Ranger, his horse Silver and his faithful Indian…

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Wanted Dead or Alive

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/22May14-Bass-Reeves-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Perhaps you’ve heard the phrase, “Wanted, Dead or Alive!”  It certainly was used on some occasions, but near Ft. Smith,…

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A Long Walk Behind the Wagon

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/21May14-Bass-Reeves-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)If a fugitive is captured, they are usually transported to a jail to await a hearing before a court of…

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A Crack Shot and Tenacious Tracker

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/20May14-Bass-Reeves-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)He was one of the first African American U.S. marshalls in the nation.   His reputation as a crack shot…

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Law In the Indian Territory

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/19May14-Law-In-the-Indian-Territory.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)In Ft. Smith, Arkansas you can find the courtroom where Judge Issac Parker used to preside.  It was a place…

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A Mine Under the Museum Floor

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/16May14-Uranium-Mine-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)It’s a museum with its mine underneath the floor – an unusual, but effective idea on promoting the industry that…

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A Different Mineral in a Mine

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/15May14-Uranium-Mine-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)Many mining booms begin quite by chance. That was the case about 100 miles west of Albuquerque. However, the mineral…

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Hidden Cove Petroglyph Park

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/14May14-Holbrook-Petroglyphs-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)I’ve always enjoyed the chance to view Native American petroglyphs.  The ancient rock writing is fascinating, but it’s hard to…

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Petroglyphs

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/13May14-Holbrook-Petroglyphs-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)They’re called petroglyphs. They are carvings or drawings made into the stone from hundreds of years ago. We know little…

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The Zuck Family Corral

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/12May14-Holbrook-Petroglyphs-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)Just outside Holbrook, Arizona you can find the remains of an old corral that once housed the herd of the…

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Down Under: The Challenges of Camels

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/09May14-Australia-Curtis-Springs-5.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)American farmers and ranchers may have predators and feral animals that pose problems to their business. The same can be…

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Down Under: Learning from the Old Guard

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/08May14-Australia-Curtis-Springs-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Sometimes you need someone to “show you the ropes.” The same can be said for this cattle ranch. Here the…

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