EP22: Washington's Courage, E-Sports Champion, and Jack Daniel's Teacher

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James Warner Bellah: From World War I to Writing John Wayne

On this episode of Our American Stories, before his stories became classic Hollywood films, James Warner Bellah was writing pulp fiction about cavalry, frontier warfare, and American identity. His short stories and screenplays were later brought to the screen by John Ford and hel ...  Show more

How Railroads Created America’s Time Zones

On this episode of Our American Stories, today, America runs on four time zones, but before the railroad era, thousands of towns kept their own local time based on the sun. As rail travel expanded in the 1800s, that system became dangerous and unworkable. Our own Greg Hengler sha ...  Show more

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