Ambrose Bierce gives us another view of the strange events possible in the mind of a man under great stress. Listen to this great story and let your mind paint a picture from its words.

Chickamauga by Ambrose Bierce

Mar 27th, 2008 20m 24s

Hundreds of men left the Saginaw Valley to fight for the Union. Ambrose Bierce describes the experiences of too many. As you look at the silent stones on the burial plots, remember the truth of this great piece of writing.

The Riverman

Mar 17th, 2008 22m 9s

Stewart Edward White's book, the Riverman, is filled with tales of a time when huge logs rode on America's rivers as they made their way to the sawmills that would determine their fate. Millions of dollars were made and spent in the boom towns

Impressions of Mackinac Island 1837

Mar 5th, 2008 31m 49s

Mrs. Jameson wrote many books in the 1830's. She was a fine writer and thinker dealing with feminism, travel and individual freedom. Her book Winter Studies and Summer Rambles in Canada is filled with interesting detail of life and history of t

A Cruise on the Great Lakes in 1847

Jan 24th, 2008 51m 28s

Here are all the scenes those of us who grew up on the Great Lakes will see so much later. Listen to what it was like one hundred and sixty years ago.

Chippewa Stories by Mrs. Schoolcraft

Jan 17th, 2008 10m 14s

This story was published in the July 1924 Michigan History Magazine.

Welcome

Dec 31st, 2007 34s

Welcome to Freds Pod-along. We'll be posting comments on science, history and culture. Our goal is to add something to the general understanding. Particularly, the understanding of the creators.

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