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The Wounded Eyewitness

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/07/18Jul13-Tague-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.7MB)James Tague holds an interesting distinction in the assassination of President John F Kenney. Other than the president and Governor…

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A Skeptical Eyewitness

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/07/17Jul13-Tague-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.7MB)We continue our story with James Tague, a man who witnessed the assassination of president Kenney and was wounded by…

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Moments After an Assassination…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/07/16Jul13-Tague-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.7MB)The city of Dallas was abuzz with excitement on November 22, 1963 as President Kennedy made a visit to the…

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James Tague – Eyewitness and Researcher

James Tague was not only an unexpected eyewitness to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, he also has become a dedicated historical researcher. Tague’s…

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Accidental Eyewitness to History

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/07/15Jul13-Tague-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.7MB)This week we resume our series on the coming 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy. We visit with…

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Dinosaur Valley Park

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/27May13-Dinosaur-Valley-2013.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)The animal tracks are three foot in width–and they are real–not made by an imaginary bigfoot, but plain to see…

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The Last Battle of the Civil War

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/20May13-Brownsville-TX-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Where was the last battle of the Civil War waged?  Few can answer that questions correctly…and the battlefield is far…

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Brownsville, Texas

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/17May13-Brownsville-TX-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Just up river from the mouth of the Rio Grande river you will find sister cities that have played a…

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Witness to An Assassination

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/03/05Apr13-JFK-Eugene-Boone-5.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In the tragic events that unfolded in Dallas when President Kennedy was assassinated, we may forget that a police officer…

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A Personal Connection to a National Tradgedy

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/03/04Apr13-JFK-Eugene-Boone-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)In November of 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald shot President Kennedy.  Just two days later, Jack Ruby shot Oswald.  Deputy Eugene…

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Searching the 6th Floor of the Texas School Book Depository

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/03/03Apr13-JFK-Eugene-Boone-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In the early afternoon of November 22nd, 1963, Deputy Eugene Boone was searching the 6th floor of the Texas School…

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In Search of An Assassin

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/03/02Apr13-JFK-Eugene-Boone-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 1.4MB)Deputy Eugene Boone was watching President Kennedy’s motorcade pass Main Street on November 22, 1963.  But just moments after the…

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Yards Away from the Texas School Book Depository

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/03/01Apr13-JFK-Eugene-Boone-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 1.4MB)Deputy Eugene Boone could have never imagined the life changing events that would occur in his life and those around…

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Turning A Tragedy Into A Museum

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/02/28Mar13-6th-Floor-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)When we encounter a tragic event, we may want to erase all memories of it.  That is what some wanted…

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The Buckhorn Saloon

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/11/Buckhorn-Saloon-2011.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.0KB)When people can’t pay cash for the items they want, they may try to barter. That’s what this saloon did,…

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Big Tracks

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/07/Dinosaur-Valley-Park.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 1.4MB)The animal tracks are three foot in width–and they are real–not made by an imaginary bigfoot, but plain to see…

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Defending the Alamo

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/03/Alamo-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:03 — 957.8KB)It’s one of the most famous buildings at the center of one of the most famous battles in history. A…

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A Tennessee Congressman at the Alamo

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/03/Alamo-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 953.1KB)James Bowie and William Barrett Travis are two of the famous names to defend the Alamo. Perhaps the most well…

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Mission San Antonio de Valero

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/03/Alamo-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 953.7KB)Today we head to Mission San Antonio de Valero. Most people believe they have never heard of the place, but…

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The Buckhorn Saloon

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/02/Buckhorn-Saloon.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 956.1KB)When people can’t pay cash for items they want, they may try to barter. That’s what this saloon did; what…

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