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America: A Personal History of the United States

America: A Personal History of the United States

First transmitted in 1972, Alistair Cooke's America was a series of thirteen, fifty-minute films in colour, written and narrated by Alistair Cooke. The programmes trace the history of the United States from the early voyages of discovery to the present.

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StatusEnded
Original NameAmerica: A Personal History of the United States
First Air DateNovember 12, 1972
Last Air DateFebruary 4, 1973
Seasons1
Episodes13
Episode Runtime 50min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited Kingdom, United States of America
Production Companies
NetworksBBC Two
S01E13

The More Abundant Life

To give Americans a "more abundant life" was the stated aim of FDR's `New Deal' in the 1930s. Alistair Cooke travels from New England to Hawaii to consider if this was achieved.

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