Month: October 2017
Escaping to the South
Long before there was an American Civil War waged over the issue of slavery, there was the struggle for slaves to find freedom. The first…
A Struggle for Freedom
In the marshlands on the northern edge of one of America’s oldest city, you’ll find an amazing story of the struggle for freedom. It’s an…
A Museum Dedicated to the Circus
It all began with Albert, Otto, Alfred, Charles, and John. Without their last names, those first names might not mean anything to you. Put together…
The Married Life at Fort Hays
For an enlisted man at Fort Hays, it wasn’t enough to win a young woman’s heart and ask her hand in marriage. You needed the…
Enlisting in the 19th Century Army
The Army certainly needs strong, upstanding young men and women to fill its ranks today. But in the late 19th Century, the reasons men enlisted…
A Fort Among the Plains
As Americans moved from east to west, a network of forts sprang up across the high plains to protect travel and commerce. A few of…
Inside Iraan
Andrew travels on-location for each of the features you hear on this program. Today, we journey to a spot that many of us have heard…
Former Barren Ranch Country
This land in southwest Texas appeared to be barren ranch country. You could buy it for a relatively cheap price and the stock could roam…
Navigating Salmon in Alaska
To many of us, salmon are just another type of fish we might eat. But to the people of Alaska, this is a fish that…
Aboard An Alaskan Riverboat
When the city of Fairbanks swelled with the Klondike gold rush in the late 1800s, a fleet of riverboats began to sail the river waters…