On this episode of Our American Stories our regular contributor Anne Clare tells the story of a unique aircraft carrier the USS Lexington Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Anne Claire tells the story of America's first two responses to Pearl Harbor The Doolittle Raids and the Battle of the Coral Sea Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories regular contributor Anne Clare tells the story of a unique aircraft carrier the USS Lexington Tom Zoellner purchased a diamond engagement ring and proposed His girlfriend said yes and then suddenly walked out of his life making Tom the owner of a used engagement ring Instead of hitting the self-help shelves of his local bookstore he hit the road to discover the true worth of this shining gem and then wrote The Heartless Stone Mike Freeman author of Clarence Saunders amp the Founding of Piggly Wiggly The Rise and Fall of a Memphis [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Kentucky journalist Sam Terry tells the story of the man they called King Solomon Connecticut Shorty of The Hobo Museum shares the story of the American hobo and how they are still celebrated today Teacher choir director organist and history buff Anne Clare tells the story of the first two major American responses to the Japanese after the attack on Pearl Harbor Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Time Codes - King Solomon Town's Grave Digging Drunk Turned Hero - Wandering Worker The American Hobo - America Strikes Back After Pearl [... more]