Category: American Countryside
A Boy Named Sue
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A Trial that Captivated the Nation
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John Scopes on Trial
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Bringing a Trial to Town
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Picket’s Charge
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John Burns & The Battle at Gettysburg
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The Ride of Jack Jouett
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The Advance of the British
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Jack Jouett
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The Good Shepherd
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/28Jun16-Huntingtons-Disease-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)In the Bible, Jesus is referred to as “The Good Shepherd” who is willing to lay down his life for…
Afflicted With a Debilitating Illness
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/27Jun16-Huntingtons-Disease-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)At first glance, today’s story will seem to be one of little hope. Yet, there hope and it’s coming from…
The Name Behind the Tsukamoto School
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A Smaller Than Normal Home
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/23Jun16-Marielle-Tsukamoto-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When Marielle arrived in Arkansas, she found her new home must have been constructed for a group of second graders. …
Bob Fletcher, Hero
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/22Jun16-Marielle-Tsukamoto-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Bob Fletcher is a hero to many around Sacramento. When others were wronged, he stepped in to make things right…
Selling a Car for $5
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/21Jun16-Marielle-Tsukamoto-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Why would anyone sell a perfectly good car for just five dollars? It was the sad truth that was happening…
Executive Order 9066
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/20Jun16-Marielle-Tsukamoto-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Farming in California’s central valley can have it’s challenges, however it can also provide the right soil and climate for…
The Value of Whaling
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A Good Place To Hide
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A Different Kind of Oil Industry
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/15Jun16-New-Bedford-Whaling-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Oil has long been big business for certain areas of the country. Two centuries ago this city was known for…
Predicting Earthquakes
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/14Jun16-Old-Faithful-of-California-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Earthquakes are unpredictable and often very deadly. So how could one predict those events to help save lives? This man…
