http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/06May15-Wild-Bill-Hickok-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)John Sellers says the key to winning an old-west shootout was not quickness, but accuracy.  And when you take into…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/05May15-Wild-Bill-Hickok-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In a movie “western” you might see two gunslingers fire their pistols at each other in the town square.  That’s…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/04May15-Wild-Bill-Hickok-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When the Civil War ended, there were still many unsettled scores of course.  Towns along the border with North and…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/01May15-Australia-Ayers-Rock-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If your car breaks down you probably call for help, or walk if needed.  Here, if your car breaks down…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/30Apr15-Australia-Ayers-Rock-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Today we head back to the outback for a fascinating look at central Australia.  It’s a place where the views…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/29Apr15-St-Thomas-Historic-Trust-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)The folks back in Europe were only trying to help lay out the streets of a fledgling town.  Too bad…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/28Apr15-St-Thomas-Historic-Trust-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Many cruise ships pull into the main harbor on St. Thomas every week.  Most of those who visit don’t understand…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/27Apr15-St-Thomas-Coaling-Ladies-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In 1892 there were four coal workers strikes taking place in north America.  Only one was successful.  The location of…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/24Apr15-St-Thomas-Coaling-Ladies-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The coaling ladies of St. Thomas loaded coal for steamships in wicker baskets for about a penny per trip. But…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/23Apr15-St-Thomas-Coaling-Ladies-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The historic photos of their work will amaze you. Hundreds of ladies with one hundred pound loads in their wicker…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/22Apr15-Virgin-Island-National-Park-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)So if you take a trip to the tropical forested hills of the Virgin Islands you might expect to see…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/21Apr15-Virgin-Island-National-Park-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Take a walk around the US Virgin Island of St. John and you’ll find numerous remains from the old sugar…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/20Apr15-Virgin-Island-National-Park-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When Columbus made his voyage to the Caribbean in 1492, life for both civilizations began to change. Today we head…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/04/17Apr15-Nicholas-Beazley-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)People often come to the new community center in Marshall, Missouri for regional meetings on a variety of topics.  But…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/04/16Apr15-Nicholas-Beazley-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)In the 1920, this was the largest commercial pilots school in the world.  So large, other nation’s such as Chine…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/04/15Apr15-Nicholas-Beazley-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)When Russell Nicholas came home from World War I, he wanted to begin his own business.  He ended up purchasing…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/04/14Apr15-Fords-Theater.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s been 150 years since John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln.  Today, we go to the site of the…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/04/13Apr15-Santa-Annas-Leg.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)It’s been over 150 years since Illinois soldiers faced Santa Ana in the Mexican War. However traces of that battle…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/10Apr15-Ernest-Muncreif.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many schools take field trips this time of the year. They are usually a fun event for students to get…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/09Apr15-Appamatox-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)After four years of Civil War the conflict had claimed over 630,000 lives.  It was time to begin the long…