Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact #19 [365]

Colonel George W. Goethals takes on the monumental task of building the Panama Canal, facing the same daunting challenges that defeated two men before him. This gripping account reveals the immense difficulties of the project and the determination it took to push forward where others had failed.

In "null," Angie’s sudden disappearance sends Joey and her parents into a spiral of worry—until a familiar ice cream truck leads Joey to a hidden hotel room where Angie is being held. With tensions rising at the political convention, Cadwaller scrambles to protect Angie while Sen. Oilengass races to expose the truth behind the hate leaflets, and Gov. Pettigrew struggles to keep the situation from unraveling.

Frumson Wooters, June Carter, and the Carters’ crew are caught in a wild chase when Gopher Gus and Grogan spark a stampede with fireworks, sending the entire herd thundering toward them. With their wagon turned into a makeshift sailboat, Frumson and June barely outrun the chaos—only to find the cattle now charging straight at the pranksters, who scramble up a water tower for safety.

Chuck White trudges through the snows of Bearsville, searching for Tony—Sourdough Tony Laport—at the shuttered Camp Pyle. When Tony, fresh from a long rest, nearly shoots Chuck thinking he’s a deer, the truth of a misunderstood accident begins to unfold.