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Making America

Vital moments in the making of the United States

World Service,7 episodes

Episodes

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Land of Promise
Episode one: the history of US immigration
07 Oct 1993,27 mins
Deeds and Declarations
Episode two: the road to the American revolution
14 Oct 1993,27 mins
A Nation Divided
Episode three: slavery and the American Civil War
21 Oct 1993,27 mins
Trade West
Episode four: European settlers head west into land inhabited by Native Americans
04 Nov 1993,27 mins
Dollars and Depressions
Episode five: the Wall Street crash of 1929 and the Great Depression
18 Nov 1993,27 mins
Hollywood
Episode six: Hollywood - from seedy suburb to capital of entertainment
25 Nov 1993,27 mins
The American Dream
Episode seven: the pursuit of the American dream
02 Dec 1993,27 mins