On this episode of Our American Stories, Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Baseball Leagues Museum, tells the story of a man who started in Kansas City, made his way to Brooklyn, and swept across the nation.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Baseball Leagues Museum, tells the story of a man who started in Kansas City, made his way to Brooklyn, and swept across the nation.
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Our American Stories tells stories that aren’t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we’ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit, and be inspired by our stories.

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"The First Guy Cannot Fail": The Jackie Robinson Story

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Loretto M. Thompson recounts her significant yet distant memories of her father - and how she grew to know him so much better by reading his letters from his service in World War Two. Her book is called An Unexpected Coddiwomple: The Story of a Father's Sudden Death, a Box of WWII Letters, and a Daughter's Life Transformed.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Loretto M. Thompson recounts her significant yet distant memories of her father - and how she grew to know him so much better by reading his letters from his service in World War Two. Her <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Fan-unexpected-coddiwomple_loretto-m-thompson%2F52386388%2F%3Fresultid%3Def648f4f-ca97-4fad-a41c-ba241db92664%23edition%3D71019983%26idiq%3D63537049&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7Ca3358f9ac21c41ccbb2308dcdcac85e1%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638627880753073094%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=evknxbMFX7XJOCpBdwvNpi0Wf3crZLX5tq3gBE6Jk4k%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="0">book</a> is called An Unexpected Coddiwomple: The Story of a Father's Sudden Death, a Box of WWII Letters, and a Daughter's Life Transformed.
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A Daughter Discovers Her Long Passed Father Through His War Letters

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Nellie Bly was a writer, industrialist, inventor, and a charity worker who was widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days in 1890.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Nellie Bly was a writer, industrialist, inventor, and a charity worker who was widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days in 1890.
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Nellie Bly's Record-Breaking Trip Around the World

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On this episode of Our American Stories, when people think of Butch Cassidy, they often imagine Paul Newman’s characterization from the famous movie in 1969. But the real story of Butch Cassidy is the story of a western Godfather of sorts who brought organization to a world of unorganized crime. Here to tell the story is Roger McGrath.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, when people think of Butch Cassidy, they often imagine Paul Newman’s characterization from the famous movie in 1969. But the real story of Butch Cassidy is the story of a western Godfather of sorts who brought organization to a world of unorganized crime. Here to tell the story is Roger McGrath.
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Butch Cassidy: The Man Who Brought Organization to Unorganized Crime in the West

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"The First Guy Cannot Fail": The Jackie Robinson Story

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