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Oct 2021
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EP91: Bankrupt and Dying from Cancer, "I...

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Christopher Klein tell the story of how former U.S. president and Civil War hero, Ulysses S Grant raced to complete a literary masterpiece that saved his wife from destitution; Ralph Stayer, the founder of Johnsonville Sausage, shares his incredible faith journey; and Marilyn Jensen tells the harrowing story of when her father went on a supply run amidst a German bombing.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Bankrupt and Dying from Cancer

08:00 - "I Felt Guilty About Being Successful, Until..."

27:30 - The Fateful Night During WWII Cecil Wax Met God

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