On this episode of Our American Stories this largely lost story is rekindled by Chicago historian Tim Samuelson the first cultural historian of Chicago Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Our tongues are potent If not kept in check they can devastate entire homes and churches and leave people we love in ruins So join Stephen now to discover the Apostle John's remedy for our speech problem [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories J D Wininger owner of the Cross-Dubya Ranch tells the story of a man named John who kept to himself most of the time Chicago's very best local historian Tim Samuelson tells the story of the great Chicago fire of Tim Leuliette tells us how he began his career at Ford Motor Company under the leadership of Lee Iacocca and Henry Ford II Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Time Codes - What I Learned from The Quiet Cowboy - The Great Chicago Fire and the Even Greater Recovery - Tim [... more]

She was perhaps the greatest ldquo scapecow rdquo in history We don rsquo t know if her name was Daisy Madeline or Gwendolyn each name has been suggested but Mrs O rsquo Leary rsquo s cow was blamed for the Great Chicago Fire that left every third resident of the city homeless Carried by strong winds through wooden structures the fire burned for three days and took the lives of nearly people For years many believed the fire began when the cow knocked over a lantern left burning in a shed After further investigation mdash years later mdash the city [... more]