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Craters of the Moon

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Posted in American Countryside Tennessee

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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Posted in American Countryside Tennessee

Bringing a Trial to Town

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Posted in American Countryside Pennsylvania

Picket’s Charge

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John Burns & The Battle at Gettysburg

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Posted in American Countryside Kentucky

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…

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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…

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The Name Behind the Tsukamoto School

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/24Jun16-Marielle-Tsukamoto-5.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)The Tsukamoto school in Sacramento is a place of triumph.  Some may not know the story behind the name, but…

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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. …

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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