{"id":273,"date":"2019-07-06T06:37:52","date_gmt":"2019-07-06T10:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=273"},"modified":"2022-05-16T09:52:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T13:52:03","slug":"the-war-of-the-roses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=273","title":{"rendered":"The War Of The Roses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/war-of-the-roses-Frank-leslie-illustrated-taylor-debate-1886-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/war-of-the-roses-Frank-leslie-illustrated-taylor-debate-1886-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/war-of-the-roses-Frank-leslie-illustrated-taylor-debate-1886.jpg 587w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 1886 two brothers from Carter County, Tennessee, ran for governor of the Volunteer State, one a Republican and the other a Democrat.\u00a0 Instead of ripping the family apart, the campaign allowed the two to have the time of their lives, all the way to the Governor&#8217;s Mansion.\u00a0 Today we tell the story of the War of the Roses between the Taylor brothers, Alf and Bob.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You can subscribe to the Stories podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, RadioPublic, Spotify, IHeart Radio and wherever else podcasts are found.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening and sharing our stories with your friends.<\/p>\n<p>(Drawing of a campaign stop By George Simons (artist) &#8211; 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