PRX - Pieces for Topic: Historical
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The Invisible World of Manuscripts
- Added: Aug 15, 2023
- Length: 02:00
- Added: Oct 20, 2017
- Length: 01:12
- Purchases: 1
A new book by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Dan Egan examines Great Lakes history and current issues facing the region.
Bought by WCMU Michigan, WBFO, North Country Public Radio, and WKSU
- Added: Mar 24, 2017
- Length: :55
- Purchases: 4
More of what listeners want to know about the British novelist who produced six classic novels in a lifespan of just 47 years. She's been dead for ...
- Added: Jul 11, 2011
- Length: 03:00
"Dressed to the nines," like so many English idioms, is a mysterious expression.
- Added: Jul 19, 2005
- Length: 02:02
The genesis of the phrase "rule of thumb" is uncertain.
- Added: Apr 15, 2005
- Length: 02:03
The story behind the coinage of the common expression "good Samaritan."
- Added: Apr 15, 2005
- Length: 02:03
A discussion of the origin of the expression "the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry."
Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and KHSU
- Added: Apr 15, 2005
- Length: 02:02
- Purchases: 2
