A companion to the phenomenally successful Great British Railway Journeys, this series sees Michael Portillo swapping his treasured copy of Bradshaw's handbook for its Stateside counterpart an 1879 edition of Appleton's Guidebook to the railroads of America and Canada. This seven DVD set features 35 episodes covering four different journeys: New York City to Niagara Falls Philadelphia to Jamestown St. Louis, Missouri to the Grand Canyon The Twin Cities to Memphis, Tennessee Michael's first journey takes him from New York City to Niagara Falls; the second traverses... the mid-Atlantic states of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia; the third follows the trail of 19th-century pioneers, from St Louis to the Grand Canyon; Michael's fourth journey begins in Minnesota s Twin Cities, then follows the course of the Mississippi towards Memphis, Tennessee. Along the way Michael takes in Broadway and the great immigration hub of Ellis Island; he visits the Military Academy at West Point, discovers the stories of African slaves; he attempts to conduct a cattle auction and has a taste of the Old West in Kansas, before savouring the fiery flavours of New Mexico! Michael then explores Chicago s vast rail hub, discovers the home of the Blues in Memphis and immerses himself in the culture and history of the continent s first settlers: the Native Americans. [show more]
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All 35 episodes of the documentary series in which Michael Portillo traces historic rail journeys across America, taking as his travelling companion 'Appletons' Guidebook'. Series 1 episodes are: 'Manhattan: Grand Central to Broadway', 'Manhattan: Lower East Side to World Trade Centre', 'Brooklyn to Montauk', 'New York City to Garrison', 'Poughkeepsie to Albany', 'Schenectady to Rochester', 'Buffalo to Niagara Falls', 'Philadelphia to Atlantic City', 'Lancaster to Gettysburg', 'Wilmington to Havre de Grace', 'Baltimore to Fort McHenry', 'Washington DC', 'Georgetown to Mount Vernon', 'Manassas to Richmond' and 'Petersburg to Jamestown'. Series 2 episodes are: 'St. Louis, Missouri', 'St. Louis to Jefferson City, Missouri', 'Sedalia to Kansas City, Missouri', 'Kansas City to St. Joseph, Missouri', 'Lawrence to Topeka, Kansas', 'Dodge City to Lamar, Colorado', 'La Junta, Colorado to Pueblo, New Mexico', 'Canon City, Colorado, to Colorado Springs', 'Santa Fe to Acoma, New Mexico', 'Albuquerque, New Mexico to the Grand Canyon, Arizona', 'The Twin Cities, St Paul', 'The Twin Cities, Minneapolis', 'Red Wing, Minnesota to La Crosse, Wisconsin', 'Tomah to Portage, Wisconsin', 'Milwaukee to Racine, Wisconsin', 'Chicago, the Windy City', 'Chicago, US Rail Hub', 'Homewood to Champaign, Illinois', 'Mattoon, Illinois to Columbus, Kentucky' and 'Memphis, Tennessee'.
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