On this episode of Our American Stories 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 Then he wrote The Heartless Stone Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Dr Seuss was raised as a Lutheran and had a strong religious background His books often included strong moral messages but he was always very careful with how he went about it Here to share a bit about Dr Seuss's The Lorax and The Grinch is Brian Jay Jones author of Becoming Dr Seuss Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories an American candy store in looked very different than it does today Candy was a special treat sold almost exclusively in candy stores Even though there were plenty of sweets to choose from Milton Hershey knew the one thing that was missing chocolate Chocolate was sold in Europe and only a very few affluent Americans had ever tried it Here to tell the story is Don Papson President and Executive Director at The M S Hershey Foundation and Amy Zeigler Senior Director of The Hershey Story Museum Support the show https www ouramericanstories [... more]