8 min

A Gilded Age | 2 The Road That Killed A City

    • Society & Culture

At its peak, the city of Hartford was perhaps the greatest in America. It certainly was the wealthiest. The city shined so bright, in fact, its charm lured in one of America's greatest writer's, Mark Twain.

The Road That Killed A City was written, recorded, and edited by Jim Krueger.

Cover Art by Paul Trongone

Music:
"Entwined Oddity" by Blue Dot Sessions
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Bitters/Entwined_Oddity_1607
CC 4.0

"Talltell" by Blue Dot Sessions
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/flatlands/talltell
CC 4.0

At its peak, the city of Hartford was perhaps the greatest in America. It certainly was the wealthiest. The city shined so bright, in fact, its charm lured in one of America's greatest writer's, Mark Twain.

The Road That Killed A City was written, recorded, and edited by Jim Krueger.

Cover Art by Paul Trongone

Music:
"Entwined Oddity" by Blue Dot Sessions
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Bitters/Entwined_Oddity_1607
CC 4.0

"Talltell" by Blue Dot Sessions
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/flatlands/talltell
CC 4.0

8 min

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