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Recently Posted American Stories
Rodeo Doc
Dr. James Allen is his own best patient. He’s had more broken bones than a bucket full of chicken at a Baptist picnic. 30. He’s also dislocated both of his shoulders. Fractured his spine and collar bone, while competing in the National Calf Roping Championship. His dream may now be out of reach. A rope tore off two fingers he uses for surgery.
John Henry
They say, if you listen quietly, up on Big Bend Mountain, you can still hear him hammering. Old John Henry’s ghost fighting progress with his big, broad arm. Legend has it that John Henry fought his famous battle with the steam drill near here, man against machine to see who could lay more railroad track. John Henry won, then collapsed, dead of a broken heart. His legend still clings to the valley like the mist, and its drama has inspired a unique theater in Talcott, West Virginia.
Bass Reeves: The Real Lone Ranger
Bass Reeves: The Real Lone Ranger
Charles Davis hoisted his cane for attention. “Bass Reeves!” he shouted. We looked at one another for some clue as to what was to come. The only sound was an industrious bee in a honeysuckle bush. “I can tell you more about him than perhaps you ever heard.” Bass was the inspiration for the Lone Ranger.
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