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FromAmerican Shadows

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May 6, 2021

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When we think of pirates, Blackbeard comes to mind. But there's a whole other group who sailed the seas — women.
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May 6, 2021

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American Shadows is a bi-weekly podcast from iHeartRadio and Aaron Mahnke’s Grim & Mild. The show focuses on the darker stories from American history: the people, places, and things that are hidden and forgotten in the shadows. From better-known tales like the conspiracy to steal Lincoln’s body, to less-known stories, like the rainmaker who flooded San Diego. Join host Lauren Vogelbaum as she spans two centuries of omitted lore from our country’s history books.

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War of the Currents: Thomas Edison believed direct current was the future of electricity. Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse championed alternating current. In the late 1800s, things were about to get ugly. by American Shadows
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Body of Truth: It was a long time before President Abraham Lincoln would finally rest in peace -- his corpse would first have to survive counterfitters and grave-robbers. by American Shadows
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Seeds of Change: One man's quest to control the weather in Southern California -- with disastrous results that would change a city forever. Weather control has always been a vestige of the gods -- or so we've always thought. But there way one man at the turn of the century who convinced people otherwise -- with disastrous results. by American Shadows
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Unsung: 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. by American Shadows
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Lost: Robert E. Lee's plans laid out in Orders 191 would have won the war. Then a Union corporal finds a lost copy which should have also ended the war. Along the way to Antietam, mistakes were made. by American Shadows
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Misguided: Political intrigue and murder in the aftermath of an American invasion of Canada in 1866. by American Shadows
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Prophets Over People: How one woman found God, murder, and the Anti Christ -- multiple times -- in 1850s Connecticut. by American Shadows
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Containment: An inoculation for smallpox should have been something to celebrate. Instead, it caused outrage and violence. by American Shadows
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On the Trail: Believing they'd found peace on land no one else wanted, the Osage soon became more hunted than ever. by American Shadows
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Savvy: When we think of pirates, Blackbeard comes to mind. But there's a whole other group who sailed the seas — women. by American Shadows
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Courage: How Robert Smalls went from stealing a Confederate ship to gain his freedom, to owning the very mansion he'd been enslaved in. by American Shadows
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Off Track: 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. by American Shadows
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The Primrose Lane by American Shadows
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Homeland: Italian immigrant George Sodder was living the American Dream. When his home caught fire on Christmas Eve 1945, that dream became a nightmare. by American Shadows
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Deception: When it comes to murder, some things aren't as they seem. by American Shadows
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Freedom: How Madison Washington led eighteen men to the most successful slave uprising in American history. by American Shadows
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Bittersweet: The story and history behind Boston's most bizarre disaster. by American Shadows
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Murder Inc.: Prohibition, extortion, and street gangs were common in New York during the 1930s. But none caught the attention of the American public the way Murder Inc did. by American Shadows
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Firestorm: A man dedicated to keeping Boston safe from burning finds himself at the center of a firestorm when his prediction comes true. by American Shadows
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Echoes: A day of sunshine and picnics turns into one of the deadliest boating accidents in American history. by American Shadows
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Covert: In the 1950s, the CIA was on a quest to create a method of mind control using LSD. Over the next 20 years, the experiment added torture, emotional and sexual abuse, and murder to the experiment. by American Shadows
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Divided: Sometimes, the most inhumane acts are the ones we do to each other. The story of Red Summer and how fear became a dangerous, blinding hatred that caused unspeakable violence across the nation. by American Shadows
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Dark Skies: There was a time when hijackings in America reached epidemic proportions. by American Shadows
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Ladies' Choice: When life got tough, Kate Warn got tougher. She became a spy and agent at 23. And in 1861, her boss tasked her with saving the president elect's life. by American Shadows
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The Wild, Wild West: The Wild West. Home to legends — and one of the most bizarre stories of an outlaw ever told. by American Shadows
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