How Did SPAM Come to Be?!

On this episode of Our American Stories, author of The Book of Spam: A Most Glorious and Definitive Compendium of the World’s Favorite Canned Meat, Dustin Black, tells the story of this often speculated household name product. Elisabeth Elliot tells the story of Operation Auca, an attempt by five American missionaries to reach the Auca tribe (considered the most dangerous in the world) of eastern Ecuador. All five of the men (including her husband) were killed by the tribe. What happened next is nothing short of miraculous. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)   Time Codes: 00:00 - How Did SPAM Come to Be?! 23:00 - Elisabeth Elliot: Through the Gates of SplendorSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.