A personal history of the United States in 13 parts written and narrated by Alistair Cooke

In this tribute to the French and Spanish adventurers, who were the first Europeans to explore North America, Alistair Cooke retraces the epic journeys of Coronado in 1540 across the deserts of the south-west. The French discovered the great central waterways, the Missouri and the Mississippi, and founded the port of New Orleans.

(Shown on Sunday)
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