On this episode of Our American Stories, a listener from Colorado tells her remarkable Elvis story about the time she met the King not once but twice in an 8 hour period!

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On this episode of Our American Stories, a listener from Colorado tells her remarkable Elvis story about the time she met the King not once but twice in an 8 hour period!
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A 12-Year-Old Girl's Eight-Hour Car Chase to Get Elvis' Photo at a Gas Station

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On this episode of Our American Stories, here to tell the story is Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist, Scott Shane. Shane is the author of "Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland."

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On this episode of Our American Stories, here to tell the story is Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist, Scott Shane. Shane is the author of "Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland."
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How An Ex-Slave and His White Abolitionist Sidekick Rescued Slaves, Taunted Slavers, and Gave The "Underground Railroad" Its Name

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Tracy Grant, the former managing editor at the Washington Post, shares the story of why the days taking care of her dying husband were the best 7 months of her life.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Tracy Grant, the former managing editor at the Washington Post, shares the story of why the days taking care of her dying husband were the best 7 months of her life.
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Caring For My Dying Husband Made Life Worth Living

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Tim Harford, author of the bestselling book 50 Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy, shares the stories of three inventions that changed the way we live today.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Tim Harford, author of the bestselling book <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FFifty-Inventions-Shaped-Modern-Economy%2Fdp%2F0735216134%2Fref%3Dtmm_hrd_swatch_0%3F_encoding%3DUTF8%26qid%3D%26sr%3D&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7C7e59dfb964be4106ad6508dcf760fd62%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638657243215509221%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=gnvMVYU1ChnLhPJflOcLdhOmG%2F5nZBpRxwLcB2jvjUg%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="0">50 Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy</a>, shares the stories of three inventions that changed the way we live today.
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50 Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy—The Plow, Barbed Wire, and Google Search

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A 12-Year-Old Girl's Eight-Hour Car Chase to Get Elvis' Photo at a Gas Station

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