On this episode of Our American Stories for Art Burton the story of Bass Reeves seemed almost too good to be true After all how could somebody who history essentially forgot have such a strong lore Art decided to dive in headfirst determined to shed some light on the man who was the first black deputy US marshal west of the Mississippi River Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories for Art Burton the story of Bass Reeves seemed almost too good to be true After all how could somebody who history essentially forgot have such a strong lore Art decided to dive in headfirst determined to shed some light on the man who was the first black deputy US marshal west of the Mississippi River Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

The seemingly impossible happened when hurricane-force winds changed the flow of the mighty Mississippi River In August Hurricane Ida came ashore on the coast of Louisiana and the astonishing result was a ldquo negative flow rdquo meaning water actually flowed upriver for several hours Experts estimate that over its life cycle a hurricane can expend energy equivalent to nuclear bombs Such incredible power to change the course of flowing water helps me understand the Israelites rsquo response to a far more significant ldquo negative flow rdquo recorded in Exodus While fleeing the Egyptians who rsquo d enslaved them for centuries [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories when Lincoln was asked on a questionnaire to describe his education he only wrote one word defective That didn't stop him from becoming one of the premiere thinkers of his time Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories when Lincoln was asked on a questionaire to describe his education he only wrote one word defective That didn't stop him from becoming one of the premiere thinkers of his time however David Kent author of Lincoln Lincoln The Fire of Genius tells the story of how Lincoln overcame poverty and rural isolation to reach those heights Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Spanish-Language Broadcast Legend Andres Cantor joined the show as World Cup is just a few months away Cantor talks about the USMNT and what's the best way for Christian Pulisic to earn playing time with Chelsea or if going on load would be best for the American as the World Cup Approaches Learn more about your ad choices Visit megaphone fm adchoices [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Professor Art T Burton tells us how he first found out about Bass Reeves and he didn't think much about him It wasn't until later in life and after hearing stories that sounded almost too good to be true that he decided to dive into the life of one of the first black deputy U S marshals west of the Mississippi River Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Professor nbsp Art T Burton tells us about the life of Bass Reeves one of the first black deputy U S marshals west of the Mississippi River nbsp Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate nbsp nbsp See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

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Where's the beef Hamburger patties made from plants Learning how to drive a monster truck Dapper Dan's rags to riches story The -year-old bagboy A trip down the mighty Mississippi See Privacy Policy at https art com privacy and California Privacy Notice at https art com privacy do-not-sell-my-info [... more]

North Carolina's largest health insurer wants to raise rates by percent for policies tied to the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare Katherine Restrepo the John Locke Foundation's director of health care policy analyzes factors contributing to the rate increase Restrepo also offers ideas about ways the state and federal government could change policies to help reduce health care costs The threat of natural disasters often prompts calls for government action People often pay less attention to market forces that help communities prepare for disasters and other emergencies But Ben Foster Ph D student in environmental sciences and engineering at UNC-Chapel [... more]