American Shadows

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Vindicated Apr 22, 2021

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Reputations are everything. When they're gone, they're hard to rebuild. Harder if you're a woman.

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Off Track Apr 08, 2021

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Envious of Chicago's announcement they were hosting the 1904 Olympics, the mayor of St. Louis come up with a plan to steal the show.

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Homeland Mar 25, 2021

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Italian immigrant George Sodder was living the American Dream. When his home caught fire on Christmas Eve 1945, that dream became a nightmare.

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Under the Weather Mar 11, 2021

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In 1900, one man controlled the weather bureau. When he ignored the experts about the path of a monster hurricane, the people of Galveston Texas paid with their lives.

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Courage Feb 25, 2021

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How Robert Smalls went from stealing a Confederate ship to gain his freedom, to owning the very mansion he'd been enslaved in.

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Insurrection Feb 11, 2021

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Though there have been several attempted coup d'états on American soil, this is the story of the only successful one to date.

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On the Trail Jan 28, 2021

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Believing they'd found peace on land no one else wanted, the Osage soon became more hunted than ever.

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Dead Ends Jan 14, 2021

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George Parrott claimed to have ridden with Butch Cassidy and Jesse James, but his legendary status has nothing to do with being an outlaw.

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Containment Dec 31, 2020

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An inoculation for smallpox should have been something to celebrate. Instead, it caused outrage and violence.

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Unsung Dec 17, 2020

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Life on British Prison Ships during the Revolutionary War, and the horrifying tale of a man who spent time aboard the most notorious of them all: the HMS Jersey.

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