From the Mayflower to the Moon (and Back Again)

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The end of the journey from the Mayflower to the Moon.

Joe Queenan presents an alternative history of the United States and asks who knows the names of any black astronauts.

Unlike most of the expeditions described in this series. the moon landings were pure. No blood was spilt, no bogus treaties signed, no wildlife killed. Nor did any white men claim to have 'discovered' anything .... unlike so many previous trips across the US. In this concluding episode, presenter Joe Queenan travels From the Mayflower to the Moon (and Back Again) and asks what he has learnt and which qualities he discovered on his journeys might be useful today.

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