EP102: Kent Nerburn, Letters to My Son, Craig's Lesson, The Shocking Story Behind the Diamond Engagement Ring and The Woman Behind Jack London

On this episode of Our American Stories, Kent Nerburn, author of Letters to My Son: A Father's Wisdom on Manhood, Life, and Love was surprised, but elated to have a son at the age of 40. But afraid he wouldn't live long enough to see him into manhood, he penned several letters of fatherly advice should the unthinkable happen; Tom Zoellner purchased a diamond engagement ring and proposed. His girlfriend said, "yes" and then, suddenly, walked out of his life making Tom the owner of a used engagement ring. Instead of hitting the self-help shelves of his local bookstore, he hit the road to discover the true worth of this shining gem and then wrote The Heartless Stone; Iris Jamahl Dunkle tells the story of Charmian Kittredge London in the first full length Biography written about her titled Charmian Kittredge: London Trailblazer Author Adventurer.Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)Time Codes:00:00 - Kent Nerburn, Letters to My Son, Craig's Lesson10:00 - The Shocking Story Behind the Diamond Engagement Ring23:00 - The Woman Behind Jack London Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.