Uncommon History of the South

Follow the link to connect with us or join our community: https://linktr.ee/uncommonhistory Season 2 Episode #10  Sue Mundy Terror in Kentucky Part 2  Sue Mundy, Kentucky's most notorious guerrilla marauder during the final months of the Civil War. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/uncommonhistory/support

Follow the link to connect with us or join our community: https://linktr.ee/uncommonhistory Sue Mundy, Kentucky's most notorious guerrilla marauder during the final months of the Civil War. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/uncommonhistory/support

Follow the link to connect with us or join our community: https://linktr.ee/uncommonhistory Down the Santa Fe Trail - Uncommon History of the South Podcast In June 1846 Susan Shelby Magoffin, eighteen years old and a bride of less than eight months, set out with her husband, a veteran Santa Fe trader, on a trek from Independence, Missouri, through New Mexico and south to Chihuahua. Her travel jour...

Follow the link to connect with us or join our community: https://linktr.ee/uncommonhistory We talk with Gary Foreman about the Battle of the Alamo. “Gary is a true visionary, who thinks on a grand scale, and is not afraid to go where other, more timid souls fear to tread. He is a master photographer, filmmaker, and historian. Absolute accuracy and fidelity to realism are his hallmarks.” The Battl...

Follow the link to connect with us or join our community: https://linktr.ee/uncommonhistory The long rifle , also known as long rifle , Kentucky rifle , was one of the first commonly used rifles for hunting and warfare. It is characterized by an unusually long barrel, a development in American rifles that was uncommon in European rifles of the same period. The long rifle is an early example of a f...

Follow the link to connect with us: linktr.ee/uncommonhistory George W. Hunter The Daring Southern Lawman We discover little-known facts of uncommon history. History is full of curious characters and interesting stories you will never discover in any textbook. We discover fun facts of historical events, interesting places, famous people, and everything in between. Follow the link to connect with u...

Uncle Tom's Cabin Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel had a overwhelming effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S. and is said to have "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War". We uncover little-known facts of uncommon history. History is full of c...

Uncle Tom's Cabin Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel had a overwhelming effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S. and is said to have "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War". We uncover little-known facts of uncommon history. History is full of c...

Hunley became the first successful combat submarine in world history with the sinking of the USS Housatonic. The Confederate submarine was lost for over a century and was raised in 2000. Now, scientists are working to solve the mystery of her disappearance. We uncover little-known facts of uncommon history. History is full of curious characters and interesting stories you will never discover in an...

Bourbon whiskey is a type of American whiskey, a barrel-aged distilled spirit made primarily from corn. The name ultimately derives from the French Bourbon dynasty, although the precise inspiration for the whiskey's name is uncertain; contenders include Bourbon County in Kentucky and Bourbon Street in New Orleans, both of which are named after the dynasty. Bourbon has been distilled since the...

Thomas Johnson, Junior, the first Kentucky poet for many years enjoyed the sobriquet of the "Drunken Poet of Danville," was born in Virginia about 1760, and he came to Kentucky when twenty-five years of age. He settled at Danville, then a village, and immediately entered into the role of poet, punster, and ne'er-do-well. Welcome to Uncommon History of the South, where we uncover little...

The South is full of history, extraordinary tales of questionable characters, outlaws, heroes, and thought- provoking narratives passed down from generation to generation like grandma’s recipes. These real-life stories and exaggerations of fiction have helped shape the South and created larger-than-life accounts of legend. Each week we will uncover fun facts of historical events, interesting place...

Welcome to Uncommon History of the South Podcast. We uncover little-known facts of uncommon history. History is full of curious characters and interesting stories you will never discover in any textbook. We uncover fun facts of historical events, interesting places, famous people and everything in between. S1- E14 Sam Terry's Kentucky A daily celebration of Kentucky's rich and diverse hist...

Perryville BattleField A Kentucky Treasure Ep 13 On October 8, 1862, cannon explosions shattered the rural peace of this tranquil countryside and the death moans of young soldiers. Perryville became the site of the most destructive Civil War battle in the state which left more than 7,600 killed, wounded or missing. The Perryville Battlefield park museum tells of the battle that was the South’s las...

Ted Franklin Belue is author of Finding Daniel Boone: His Last Days in Missouri and the Strange Fate of His Remains, and The Hunters of Kentucky: A Narrative History of America’s First Far West, 1750-1792 and The Long Hunt: Death of the Buffalo East of the Mississippi. He edited two biographies on Daniel Boone, including Lyman C. Draper’s landmark The Life of Daniel Boone, while publishing more th...

#Share-cast Uncommon History of the South and Man About Danville We Join Logan H Germann to combine our podcasts. We talk about life, history, Danville and Kentucky. History is full of curious stories you will never discover in any textbooks. We uncover fun facts of historical characters, interesting places, and everything in between. We uncover little-known facts of the uncommon history of the so...

John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry and a Kentucky Gun Maker John Brown was an American abolitionist. Brown, who said that speeches, sermons, and petitions were accomplishing nothing, that "moral suasion is hopeless", saw violence as unfortunately necessary if slavery in the United States were to be eliminated. Benjamin Mills was a well known gun maker that spent most of his career buil...

Actor Steve Zahn Shares His Love of History and Kentucky Steven James Zahn is an American actor and comedian. He was born November 13, 1967 in Marshall, Minnesota, USA. He stars as Davis McAlary in the first , second , third and fourth seasons. He has also appeared in the films Out of Sight (1998), You've Got Mail (1998), Road Kill (2001), Sahara (2005), A Perfect Getaway (2009) and Dallas Buy...

Murder on the Ohio Belle by Author Stuart W. Sanders – Uncommon History of the South Podcast In March 1856, a dead body washed onto the shore of the Mississippi River. Nothing out of the ordinary. In those days, people fished corpses from the river with alarming frequency. But this body, with its arms and legs tied to a chair, struck an especially eerie chord. The body belonged to a man who had be...

Frank and Jesse James in Kentucky Part 3- S1 – E7-Uncommon History of the South Podcast Frank and Jesse James were American outlaws, bank and train robbers, guerrilla, and leaders of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the "Little Dixie" area of western Missouri, their family maintained strong Southern sympathies. Jesse and his brother Frank James joined pro-Confederate guerrillas known as &...

Frank and Jesse James in Kentucky Part 2- S1 – E7-Uncommon History of the South Podcast Frank and Jesse James were American outlaws, bank and train robbers, guerrilla, and leaders of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the "Little Dixie" area of western Missouri, their family maintained strong Southern sympathies. Jesse and his brother Frank James joined pro-Confederate guerrillas known as &...

Frank and Jesse James in Kentucky Part 1 - Uncommon History of the South Podcast Frank and Jesse James were American outlaws, bank and train robbers, guerrilla, and leaders of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the "Little Dixie" area of western Missouri, their family maintained strong Southern sympathies. Jesse and his brother Frank James joined pro-Confederate guerrillas known as "bus...

A KY Legend the Lion of White Hall-Part 2 Cassius Marcellus Clay October 19, 1810 – July 22, 1903), nicknamed the "Lion of White Hall," was a Kentucky planter, politician, and emancipationist who worked for the abolition of slavery. He freed the slaves that were handed down as his inheritance from his father. Those freed slaves were allowed to stay and were paid a wage. He was a founding m...

A KY Legend the Lion of White Hall-Part 2 Cassius Marcellus Clay October 19, 1810 – July 22, 1903), nicknamed the "Lion of White Hall," was a Kentucky planter, politician, and emancipationist who worked for the abolition of slavery. He freed the slaves that were handed down as his inheritance from his father. Those freed slaves were allowed to stay and were paid a wage. He was a founding m...

A KY Legend the Lion of White Hall-Part 1 Cassius Marcellus Clay October 19, 1810 – July 22, 1903), nicknamed the "Lion of White Hall," was a Kentucky planter, politician, and emancipationist who worked for the abolition of slavery. He freed the slaves that were handed down as his inheritance from his father. Those freed slaves were allowed to stay and were paid a wage. He was a founding m...