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The Making of America: 1: The Birth of a Nation

on BBC One London

The United States was the first of the 'new' nations of the modern world. How successful were Americans in developing a national heritage of their own?
Written and introduced by Professor Marcus Cunliffe.

("The Making of America", published by the BBC, can be obtained through booksellers, price 10s. or by post (price 11s. inc. post/packing) from BBC Publications [address removed])

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Contributors

Writer/Presenter:
Professor Marcus Cunliffe
Reader:
Michael Kane
Reader:
Philip Oxman
Singers:
The Islanders
Producer:
Peter Dunkley

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