It's a Christmas episode, a shipwreck and a ghost story rolled into one! It's the story of the the Rouse Simmons, which sank in Lake Michigan while hauling a load of Christmas trees to Chicago.
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Charles Sumner, Revisited (part 1)
<p>The first installment of the deeper examination of Charles Sumner's life begins with his early years, including his close relationships with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Samuel Gridley Howe.</p> <p><strong>Research:</strong></p> <ul> <li>"Sumner, Charles (1811-1874)." Encycl ... Show More
35m 52s
Dec 2021
EP148: The Story of my Grandfather and Jim Johnson's Christmas Tree Story
On this episode of Our American Stories, Robert Frohlich, author of "Aimless Life, Awesome God," tells the story of his German born grandfather William Burtner. Jim Johnson, a long time listener, shares his Christmas tree story.Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com ... Show More
38m 16s
Aug 2021
EP42: The Giving Tree, Travel Trailers and the Blackburn Boys
On this episode of Our American Stories, Texan author Winter Prosapio shares the lessons she learned from The Giving Tree and her critique of how so many of us, like the tree, give until we have nothing left; Brian K. Broadway tells the story of how seeing a family of 3 living in ... Show More
37m 57s