Profiles of curious figures in the American past, based on diaries, journals and other books of personal record. The speaker is Robert E. Streeter, a professor of English at the University of Chicago.An online collection of early educational public radio content from the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB).
https://www.unlockingtheairwaves.org/programs/some-american-worthies/
Elihu Burritt, the learned blacksmith
A profile of Elihu Burritt, an American diplomat, philanthropist and social activist who was nicknamed "The Learned Blacksmith."