American Storytellers exists to help weave the American Story back together
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May 29th, 2025 by
katthrynn
We finished off last time with the stage set. British soldiers slaughtering Patriots in the street. Parliament squeezing patriot citizens for every penny in taxes. The Patriots stockpiling weapons and ammunition throughout the countryside. All of New England was a powder keg and one fateful night, the fuse was lit... Part Three -The Night of the Ride Which brings us… Read More
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May 28th, 2025 by
katthrynn
Our Story So Far ... Part One LISTEN, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year. He said to his friend, “If the British march By land or sea from the town to-night, Hang a… Read More
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January 14th, 2025 by
Rob Burks
Twenty-one drums and an old bass hornAn' somebody beatin' on a ding-dongCome on over, babyWhole lotta shakin' goin' on! Originally recorded by Big Maybelle, an R&B artist, this Rock and Roll staple has enjoyed recurring popularity ever since. Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On is perhaps the original party-til-you-drop song. On the surface the lyrics are about the singer calling all… Read More
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January 14th, 2025 by
Rob Burks
What can we do about all that corruption? When we left our story, the American political system was awash in corruption. Party bosses grew rich on ‘contributions’ from rich robber barons and the robber barons, or to use the polite term, industrial capitalists were free to abuse their workers, maintain dangerous and toxic workplaces and sell the public poison disguised… Read More
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January 14th, 2025 by
katthrynn
How Did Voting Get So Corrupt? Always & Never. One of the things people say when a change is proposed is “We’ve always done it this way” or its brother objection “We’ve never done it that way.” Both of those words, always and never, are the biggest lies in the English language. Nothing is ‘always’ and few things are ‘never’,… Read More
