American History Stories... You Never Read in School... But Should Have...
Presented by Reed Simonsen and Ron Garrard, this podcast is based on the famous history books by Mara Pratt and Reed Simonsen. Come and enjoy the history behind the greatest nation ever conceived in freedom, the United States of America! Let Freedom Ring again in your heart!
Special thanks to Arnold Friberg & Friberg Fine Arts for permission to use "The Prayer at Valley Forge" in connection with this series. Prints are available in various sizes online.
American History Stories... You Never Read in School... But Should Have...
Latest Episodes
Ep. 8: The English Explorers (London, England, 1497 AD)
While several European nobilities were claiming rights to land in the New World after Columbus, we want to turn our attention now to England. The English were never ones to sit by while there were treasures, ponder, privacy, and empire bu...
Ep. 7: The Naming Of America (Cádiz, Spain, May 1499)
Where did America get its name? Let's enjoy this part of our heritage together.
Ep. 6: Leif Erikson (Vine Land, on the coast of New Found Land, 1000 AD)
While the great continent that today we call America has always been inhabited, the mighty empires of Europe knew nothing about it.We believe that all of that began to change when in the year 1000 A.D., a Norseman born in Iceland sailed ...
Ep. 5: A New World part 3 (Palos de la Frontera, Spanish Coast, August 3rd, 1492)
With Queen Isabella's aid and a little money which Columbus himself had, three ships were fitted out. These were not tall, stout ships such as you see anchored at our seaports with their broad sails and wide decks. They were small, frail craft,...
Ep. 4: The Queen Who Believed part 2 (Kingdom of Castile, Spain, May 1st, 1486).
Friendless and without money, Christopher Columbus, with his little son Diego, travelled from place to place, always seeking someone who would understand his belief that the earth was not flat.Years and years rolled by; and Columbus had ...