On this episode of Our American Stories, Christopher Klein tells the story of how Mark Twain and Ulysses S. Grant, the former president and Civil War hero, raced to complete a literary masterpiece that saved his wife from destitution. Donald Sturm tells the story of how his parents did everything they could to support him and lead him to achieve the American Dream. Madysen Acey’s life took an unexpected turn at 10-years-old, but she wouldn't trade any of it for the person she's become.

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Time Codes: 

00:00 - How Mark Twain Helped a Bankrupt and Dying Ulysses S. Grant

12:30 - I Lived Through The Depression And Didn’t Even Know It!

25:00 - Overcoming the Loss of Both My Arms