Shadow Land

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Shadow Land

FromAmerican Shadows

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Aug 25, 2022

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For many tourists, Coney Island was the epitome of summer. However, the carnivals and fun houses revealed another side of human nature. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Aug 25, 2022

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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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Containment: An inoculation for smallpox should have been something to celebrate. Instead, it caused outrage and violence. 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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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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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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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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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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Warning Signs: The people of Peshtigo, WI knew the dangers and ignored the signs until it was too late. 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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Bittersweet: The story and history behind Boston's most bizarre disaster. by American Shadows
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Mysterious: In 1587, 115 people arrived on Roanoke. The newly appointed governor left for England, promising to return with supplies. When he returned, all that remained of the colony was a single word carved in a wooden gate post: Croatoan. 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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Insurrection: Though there have been several attempted coup d'états on American soil, this is the story of the only successful one to date. by American Shadows
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Vindicated: Reputations are everything. When they're gone, they're hard to rebuild. Harder if you're a woman. 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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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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Super Heroes: Sometimes, everyday heroes come from the most unusual places. by American Shadows
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Toxic: Arsenic was called the inheritance poison - and for good reason. And killers who tried it once were likely to try it again. 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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A Spoonful of Sugar by American Shadows
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Unsolved: We have a deep fascination with murder from the safety of our homes. But when the crime goes unsolved, we feel less safe that a killer walks among us. 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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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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