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.
Episodes
6 episodes
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 ...
Ep. 3: The Boy Who Knew the World was Round part 1 (Genoa, Italy 1451).
This boy, as every American knows, was Christopher Columbus, the man who discovered America for what we call “the Old World.”It is said that, living as he did in this little seaport town, he was generally, when not at school, to be found...
Ep. 2: The Common Law (London, England 1606).
On April 10th, 1606, James I of England issued the 1606 First Virginia Charter, which created the Virginia Company, authorizing Englishmen to colonize the Americas, particularly Virginia (named in honor of both the Virgin Mary and his predecess...
Ep. 1: Let Freedom Ring! (Yorktown, Virginia 1781).
You, my fellow countrymen countrywomen, sons and daughters, Americans, you have a priceless treasure… Your American Heritage. This show will celebrate the countless men, women and children who over the past 250 years pledged t...