The latest American Countryside video features St. Joseph, Missouri, and one of its early entrepreneurs. William Wyeth helped outfit settlers as they headed west from…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/07/22Jul13-William-Wyeth-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.7MB)Today we begin a series from St. Joseph, MO…the city many know as the place the Pony Express began and…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/07/19Jul13-Zachary-Taylor.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)Zachary Taylor died in office in 1850, yet his body was exhumed over a century later to determine if his…

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…

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…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/07/ScenicRoute-012.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 19:52 — 18.2MB)You may think you know all there is to know about the JFK assassination. But there was one man wounded…

We’ve been pretty busy lately trying to bring you The American Countryside however you want it, whenever you want it, and wherever you want it….

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…

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…

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…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/07/12Jul13-Strategic-Air-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.7MB)Restoring old aircraft perhaps sounds like a peaceful and fun way to spend one’s working or volunteer hours. Mark Hamilton…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/07/11Jul13-Strageic-Air-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.7MB)It’s the largest and fastest Blackbird you’ll ever see. But it’s just one of many intriguing items associated with America’s…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/07/10Jul13-Wright-Brothers-Dayton.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)The Wright Brothers first took flight in 1903 and that plane is in the Smithsonian. But the brothers said there…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/07/09Jul13-Stratosphere-Balloons.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)Before men could go into outer space, they first had to make it into the stratosphere. Many people don’t know…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/07/08Jul13-Paul-Revere.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)Listen, my children, and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere. On the eighteenth of April, in…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/07/05Jul13-Gettysburg-Christian-Commission.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.7MB)When a soldier heads to battle, there are many organizations that volunteer their services to help he or she and…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/07/04Jul13-Gettysburg-Guide.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.7MB)He’s shared his knowledge with joint chiefs of staff, ambassadors and other high ranking government officials. But when you lead…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/07/ScenicRoute-011.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 14:09 — 13.0MB)Before the USO was sending Bob Hope overseas, a little-known organization went to the war front to support soldiers in…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/07/ScenicRoute-010.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 16:25 — 15.0MB)As America celebrates the anniversary of its founding, it also celebrates the 150th anniversary of one of its most important…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/07/03Jul13-Gettysburg-Pickett.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.7MB)He is perhaps the most famous name to fight at the battle of Gettysburg. His leadership on the battlefield has…