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Michael Portillo crosses the Atlantic to ride the railroads of America.

Michael Portillo crosses the Atlantic to ride the railroads of America, armed with Appleton's General Guide to the United States, published in 1879.

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Great American Railroad Journeys: Series 2: Episode 13: Red Wing, Minnesota, to La Crosse, Wisconsin

Red Wing, Minnesota, to La Crosse, Wisconsin

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Episode 13: Red Wing, Minnesota, to La Crosse, Wisconsin

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Michael visits the home of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of Little House on the Prairie.

Michael Portillo's journey from Minnesota to the Deep South continues. Michael visits the home of author Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Michael Portillo continues his journey from the northern state of Minnesota to the Deep South.

Steered by his Appleton's Guidebook, Michael travels along the Upper Mississippi to Red Wing, Minnesota, and the home of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of Little House on the Prairie.

Joining the Empire Builder rail service, he travels to Winona, where he finds out how in the 19th century the US Army Corps of Engineers made the Mississippi navigable. The river is maintained today not just for freight, but to host bald eagles and pelicans too.

Michael joins in the dancing at a tribal gathering of the Dakota Sioux, and in La Crosse learns about the Native American origins of a fast-moving, combative sport.

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