EP236: The Titanic’s Last Hero and How I Came to Terms With My Navy Cross

EP236: The Titanic’s Last Hero and How I Came...

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Rattlesnakes and Vinegar: A Boyhood Journey to the General Store

On this episode of Our American Stories, Cecil Wax grew up in rural Iowa in the 1920s, when a simple errand could turn into an adventure. When his family runs out of vinegar during harvest season, young Cecil and his brother are sent on horseback to the local general store. What ...  Show more

How One Man and His Hotel Put Portland on the Map

On this episode of Our American Stories, long before Portland became a destination, one businessman helped shape its future through hospitality, civic pride, and vision. Alex Adler, better known as Alex the Historian, shares the story of a logger named Simon Benson, the immigrant ...  Show more

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