Author: Tom
The Lady With the Hatchet
This lady was known to back up her words with her hatchet. And that hatchet is still well known over a century later. In fact,…
The After-Sermon Lecture
If you attended David Nation’s church in Medicine Lodge, Kansas, many would say the real sermon began when David’s wife began the after-sermon lecture… https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2026/01/2026-0122-Carry-Nation-1.mp3Podcast:…
Driving the Cannonball Run
Many of us love road trips. Probably nothing we’ve experienced compares to what Jeff and Alexis Popick recently did. They ran the Cannonball Run making…
A Father and Daughter Trip
Many people decide to make the trip of a lifetime and drive their car from one coast to another. Now imagine making that drive as…
That Crazy Cross Country Race
In the early 1980s the movie “Cannonball Run” hit movie theatres. Although the comedy is several decades old, many have seen it and remember the…
MLK, Jr. Civil Rights Museum
In downtown Memphis you’ll find part of a restored motel. It’s a place that would probably have been long forgotten if not for the tragedy…
On His Way to Address the Crowds
It was April of 1968 and the garbage in Memphis was beginning to pile up and stink. A strike was having an impact on the…
Norman Rockwell
Many of us have seen many paintings by the artist Norman Rockwell. In fact, his work is still reproduced in countless calendars and hangs on…
Iconic Covers for the Saturday Evening Post
If you are of a certain age, you may have heard of the Saturday Evening Post. If you know that publication, there is one man…
A Mind Not on the Big City
Based on where this man grew up, you might think his mind would only be on matters in the big city. That turned out not…
