On this episode of Our American Stories Stephen Ambrose is here to tell us the story from his bestseller Nothing Like It In The World The Men Who Built The Transcontinental Railroad Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Sidney Poitier Man Actor Icon was the first full biography of legendary actor Sidney Poitier written by Aram Goudsouzian professor of history at the University of Memphis In it he explores the hard but admirable journey Poitier travelled and why we view him today as a legend Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Sean Kernan of Medium helps us tell the story of Leonard v PepsiCo Inc A law school classic that helps kids navigate the curious world of contract law but in it was serious business Hoat Hoang tells the story of his family's escape from South Vietnam when North Vietnamese communists began to ambush his village and his journey to becoming a surgeon in the U S Loma Linda University Health nbsp has sought to not see patients as customers but as individuals through a focus on whole person care Support the show https [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Jeanne Bishop tells us the story of the brutal murders of her beloved family members and how a change of heart changed her life and so many others John O'Neil Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force tells the story of his father the tail and waist gunner on the B- Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate nbsp Time Codes - Making Peace with My Sister rsquo s Killer - John O rsquo Neil On The First B- To Bomb BerlinSee omnystudio [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Greg Hengler tells us how Heinz food products have been a part of American culture for more than a century Though Heinz Ketchup is one of the most recognized corporate symbols in the world few people know anything at all about its creator H J Heinz His hard work innovation and obsessive kindness proved one of his favorite sayings ldquo To do a common thing uncommonly well brings success rdquo Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Edie Hand nbsp was always told by her mother that she was strong but strength isn't always enough Jason Wolfe tells the story of figuring out to be the father he didn't have Rod Stanley of the Dexter Museum tells the story of how President Truman won the state of Iowa and another term in office in nbsp Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate nbsp Time Codes - Strength in Loneliness is Still Loneliness - Jason Wolfe Paid His Own Child Support - When Truman Came to TownSee omnystudio com listener [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Anne Clare tells the story of a nurse who served in the Philippines during World War II and shares the experience that she and others like her went through after the Japanese invasion there Martin Lisius founder of Tempest Tours and Kim George Customer Relations Manager talk about the companies origins and what it's like being on the road in midst of extreme weather Brent Timmons shares the story of nbsp his nbsp first job at a crab house in Delaware nbsp Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate nbsp Time Codes [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Daryn Glassbrook of the Mobile Medical Museum tells the story of the iron lung a device used to keep people with advanced polio alive in the first half of the th century Our regular contributor Richard Muniz tells the story of an unforgettable accident at Ft Irwin California Wendy Steele tells us how she could have never imagined that an idea for her community of Cincinnati would have snowballed into chapters across the world and over million donated Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate nbsp Time Codes nbsp - Trapped Inside [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Eilene Lyon shares the story of observing two eagle families that couldn't be more diametrically opposed to one another Former Air Force Captain and Air Force OSI Special Agent Vince Benedetto shares his story of going to a school to teach students about why we honor our veterans Dr Jean Stuntz from West Texas A amp M University gives us some history on what it was like before women could own property or make any money of their own Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate nbsp Time Codes nbsp - Eilene [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Britney Ruby Miller CEO of Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment shares with us how she leads a team of more than employees across luxury steakhouses in Ohio Kentucky and Tennessee When his wife got a ticket for a tiny infraction Mats nbsp J auml rlstr ouml m driven by curiosity investigated a local traffic cam system which led to an investigation nbsp into nbsp him nbsp Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate nbsp Time Codes nbsp - The Story of a -Star Steakhouse CEO and an NFL Linebacker - Oregon Told This [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories historian John Steele Gordon tells the story of how the telegraph went from Samuel Morse to winning WWI and how one man spearheaded the effort to connect America to Great Britain and in doing so the rest of the world Former CEO of -Eleven Jim Keyes tells the story of how their company has led countless immigrants to the American Dream Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate nbsp Time Codes nbsp - The Transatlantic Cable The Thread that Connected the World - -Eleven's Commitment to the American DreamSee omnystudio com listener [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories the History Guy tells us the story of the youngest-ever winner of the Nobel Prize for literature Rudyard Kipling and how he survived a difficult childhood to go on to become one of the most celebrated authors of his day penning such classics as The Jungle Book and Just So Stories rdquo Pete Coors tells the story of Coors Banquet beer and how the story began with a German immigrant living in a Colorado mining town Bill Bryk brings us the story of the an ingenious inventor who went from inventing naval mine [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Joy Neal Kidney shares the story of her old upright piano that was passed down to her from her mother Harlow Giles Unger New York Times bestselling author of twenty-eight books tells us how Dr Benjamin Rush is known as the Father of Psychiatry the Army Medical Corps Veterinary Care and biblically-taught Public Schools Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate nbsp Time Codes nbsp - The Memories Behind That Old Upright Piano - The Father of American Psychiatry See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Stephen Rusiniak shares a story about a devastating flash flood that severely damaged his Church and then the surprising response from the community Jason Wolfe's father left his family at the age of and here he is to tell the story of figuring out how to be the father he didn't have Listener Brent Timmons tells the story of a lesson in parenting he learned while on a family trip to Kentucky nbsp Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate nbsp See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]