Jack knew how to put trains on the right track In nine years of work he never missed a track switch as locomotives drew near the Uitenhage South Africa station indicating by their whistles the direction they were to go Jack was also a chacma baboon He was cared for by railway signalman James Wide and Jack in turn took care of James Wide had lost both his legs in a fall between moving rail cars He trained Jack to help him with tasks around the house and soon Jack assisted him at work also learning how to respond to [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Jackson McQuigg of the Atlanta History Center tells the story of the principle pursuit locomotive of the Great Railroad Chase but the story goes much deeper than just that Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... 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 Jackson McQuigg nbsp of the Atlanta History Center nbsp tells the story of the principle pursuit nbsp locomotive of the Great Railroad Chase but the story goes much deeper than just that Bill Bryk tells the story of America's first practical politician Aaron Burr in a tale of skill bravery honor deception and memory Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate nbsp See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]