S1E8:Manassass to Jamestown

Great American Railroad Journeys

5 Aug 201659 minTV-PG

In Fredericksburg, Michael Portillo tries his hand at bottling bourbon corn whiskey and learns how it became the nation's spirit. In Richmond, a plate of ham and eggs with grits sets Michael up for a tour of the Virginia state Capitol building. He reaches the end of this travels in Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement, where he hears of the early settlers’ grim struggle for survival.