American Countryside

By Andrew McCreaSociety & Culture

American Countryside episodes

June 17 On Top of Mount Sunflower
Mt. McKinley. Mt. Ranier. Pikes Peak. They are some of the tallest mountains in the United States. But this peak may be better known, yet most people have a hard time finding it. Today we climb that peak for a view from the top…
3 min
June 16 A Distinction in Kansas
The Harold family has farmed and ranched along the Kansas-Colorado border for over a century. Their homestead may appear to be much like many others in the area. But these hills have a distinction that make them unique in Kansas…
3 min
June 15 The Ride of Jack Jouett
You no doubt have heard of Paul Revere. However, you’ve probably not heard of Jack Jouett. When you hear the two stories, you’ll wonder why the history books remember Revere and not Jouett…
3 min
June 11 Helping the Founding Fathers In the Revolution
There’s a good chance you’ve not heard of Jack Jouett, yet he may have been the man who saved some of the founding fathers in their revolution against England…
3 min
June 10 The Story Behind the Tsukamoto School
The Tsukamoto school in Sacramento is a place of triumph. Some may not know the story behind the name, but when you dig deeper, you find a farm family who worked to make the best of a bad situation…
3 min
June 09 A Humorous Moment Wrapped Inside Regrettable History
When Marielle arrived in Arkansas, she found her new home must have been constructed for a group of second graders. It was a humorous incident wrapped inside a regrettable chapter in American history…
3 min
June 08 Stepping In To Make Things Right
Bob Fletcher is a hero to many around Sacramento. When others were wronged, he stepped in to make things right – giving of his time and money to help save their farms and preserve family’s homes…
3 min
June 05 The Centerpiece of Tourism
Sometimes we don’t realize the historic value of what is around us until it is too late. That was partially the case for this town. However, local citizens stepped in to save many amazing places that are now the centerpiece of tourism in this city in southern Georgia…
3 min
June 04 Defending Your Home With a Shotgun
It’s a town relatively new in the south, and a place where one woman defended her historic home by standing guard on her porch with a shotgun…
3 min
June 03 A Delay Going To Space
When this astronaut was grounded due to health concerns, he used an alias to get reassessed at a world-renowned hospital. The results of that trip allowed him to go to outer space 15 years after being selected as one of NASA’s first astronauts…
3 min