 On the surface it seemed like an ulikely scenario for success.  A barber from Iowa striking oil and building one of the largest companies in America.  But that’s exactly what happened

On the surface it seemed like an ulikely scenario for success.  A barber from Iowa striking oil and building one of the largest companies in America.  But that’s exactly what happened

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American Countryside

Telling the stories behind the people, places and events from across the American countryside.

Telling the stories behind the people, places and events from across the American countryside.

American Countryside - An Amazing Journey

Andrew McCrea travels coast-to-coast to meet people you may have never heard of, with a story you'll never forget.  Hear from the people and places that have played important parts of our past and present.

Andrew McCrea travels coast-to-coast to meet people you may have never heard of, with a story you'll never forget.&nbsp; Hear from the people and places that have played important parts of our past and present.

An Unlikely Scenario

Many communities have a library.  So it’s not unusual that this town in Vermont has a public library.  What is unique is the fact it shares that library with another town in another country.  That fact, makes this a place that people drive to see...

Many communities have a library.&nbsp; So it&rsquo;s not unusual that this town in Vermont has a public library.&nbsp; What is unique is the fact it shares that library with another town in another country.&nbsp; That fact, makes this a place that people drive to see...

The Library in Derby Line, Vermont

Some called her the Queen of Wall Street.  Others said she was the Witch of Wall Street.  A trip to this town will help shed true light on a family that invested prudently and helped this place and many others...

Some called her the Queen of Wall Street.&nbsp; Others said she was the Witch of Wall Street.&nbsp; A trip to this town will help shed true light on a family that invested prudently and helped this place and many others...

The Story of Hetty Green

She was one of the richest women in the world.  A quaker who some thought was simply too miserly in her ways, yet a shrewd investor who outperformed her male counterparts in a time when women where not accepted in most financial markets...

She was one of the richest women in the world.&nbsp; A quaker who some thought was simply too miserly in her ways, yet a shrewd investor who outperformed her male counterparts in a time when women where not accepted in most financial markets...

An Unlikely Scenario

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