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Notre Dame Without a High School Diploma

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/06Nov17-Gipper-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)He went to Notre Dame, despite the fact he did not have a High School diploma.  And once he got…

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The Plantation of Belle Grove

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/03Nov17-Belle-Grove-Plantation.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)Our history books tell us the south had many slave holding plantations in the years leading up to the Civil…

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Battle in the Pasture

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/02Nov17-Cowpens-National-Battlefield-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)It was once known as just a giant pasture, but today it’s also the site of an important battle in…

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Trying to Get Back to the Right Side of the Battle

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/01Nov17-Cowpens-National-Battlefield-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)Imagine being captured during a war and then forced to fight against the army from which you came. What would…

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Escaping to the South

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/31Oct17-Fort-Mose-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)Long before there was an American Civil War waged over the issue of slavery, there was the struggle for slaves…

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A Struggle for Freedom

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/30Oct17-Fort-Mose-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)In the marshlands on the northern edge of one of America’s oldest city, you’ll find an amazing story of the…

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A Museum Dedicated to the Circus

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/27Oct17-Circus-Museum.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It all began with Albert, Otto, Alfred, Charles, and John. Without their last names, those first names might not mean…

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The Married Life at Fort Hays

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/26Oct17-Fort-Hays-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)For an enlisted man at Fort Hays, it wasn’t enough to win a young woman’s heart and ask her hand…

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Enlisting in the 19th Century Army

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/25Oct17-Fort-Hays-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The Army certainly needs strong, upstanding young men and women to fill its ranks today. But in the late 19th…

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A Fort Among the Plains

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/24Oct17-Fort-Hays-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)As Americans moved from east to west, a network of forts sprang up across the high plains to protect travel…

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Inside Iraan

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/23Oct17-Iraan-Texas-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Andrew travels on-location for each of the features you hear on this program. Today, we journey to a spot that…

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Former Barren Ranch Country

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/20Nov17-Iraan-Texas-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)This land in southwest Texas appeared to be barren ranch country.  You could buy it for a relatively cheap price…

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Navigating Salmon in Alaska

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/19Nov17-Alaska-Riverboat-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)To many of us, salmon are just another type of fish we might eat. But to the people of Alaska,…

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Aboard An Alaskan Riverboat

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/18Nov17-Alaska-Riverboat-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When the city of Fairbanks swelled with the Klondike gold rush in the late 1800s, a fleet of riverboats began…

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Riding Alaska’s Riverboat Discovery

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/17Nov17-Alaska-Riverboat-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When you think of a riverboat captain, you probably think of life on the Mississippi, Ohio or Missouri. Instead, we’ll…

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Building An Alaskan Highway

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/16Nov17-Jean-Richardson-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)It’s a chore for most states to build and repair roads and bridges. Mary Carey fought with her state for…

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Headed North To Alaska

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/13Nov09-Jean-Richardson-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Jean Richardson’s mother had always dreamed of moving to Alaska and teaching school there. When she did move north, the…

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An Iceberg Expert

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/12Nov09-Alaska-Glaciers-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If there is such a thing as a famous iceberg, it would probably be the chuck of ice that sunk…

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Alaska’s Famous Ice

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/11Nov09-Alaska-Glaciers-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Alaska has plenty to offer visitors when it comes to natural beauty. One of the most popular attractions for tourists…

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The Largest Wooden Frame Structure in the World

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/10Oct17-Noahs-Ark-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It is a place that really must be seen to be fully appreciated.  It’s the largest wooden frame structure in…

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