All Programs / American adventure

This series studies the values and characteristics of notable figures from America's early years. A study of man in the New World: his values and characteristics, who he is, what he lives by. It is written by John M. Ehle and directed by John S. Clayton.

Available Episodes

Free man00:25:46
Orchid00:24:15
Zenger trial00:29:20
Orchid00:24:15
Zenger trial00:29:20
Free man00:25:46
Free man00:25:46
1956-06-14Federal lion00:30:00
1956-06-14Federal lion00:30:00
1955-01-01Demagogue00:29:20
1955-01-01Man of iron00:29:17
1955-01-01Yankee loves a lady00:29:22
1955-01-01Builders on the river00:28:46
1955-01-01Demagogue00:29:20
1955-01-01Leader of a dream00:29:18
1955-01-01Judas tree00:28:45
1955-01-01Man of iron00:29:17
1955-01-01Demagogue00:29:20
1955-01-01Runaway justice00:28:20
1955-01-01Runaway justice00:28:20
1955-01-01Battle00:29:28
1955-01-01Johnny Appleseed00:28:54
1954-01-01King with crown00:29:20
1954-01-01Unfound door00:29:22
1954-01-01Hearthfire00:29:25
1954-01-01Paint the big canvas00:29:18
1954-01-01Dial emergency00:29:14
1954-01-01Grandfather Jefferson00:29:32
1954-01-01Grenade00:29:25
1954-01-01Rat on Lincoln Avenue00:29:24
1954-01-01Resolute00:29:32
1954-01-01Pioneer call00:29:14
1954-01-01Unfound door00:29:22
1954-01-01Paint the big canvas00:29:18
1954-01-01Eccentric00:29:26
1954-01-01Resolute00:29:32
Subjects
African American History; African American soldiers--History--20th century; African Americans--History; Apples--Folklore; Appleseed, Johnny, 1774-1845--Drama; Authority--Psychological aspects; Authority--Social aspects; Authors--United States--20th century--Biography; Beards; Biography--18th century; Biography--19th century; Carpenters--Drama; Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943; Children & Families; City planning; Communism; Communities; Communities--United States; Depressions--1929--Drama; Dillinger, John, 1903-1934--Fiction; Drama; Early U.S. History; Eccentrics and eccentricities--Drama; Eccentrics and eccentricities--United States; Ecology & the Environment; Family life--United States; Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892; Fines (Penalities)--United States; Ford's Theatre (Washington, D.C.)--History--19th century; Founding Fathers of the United States; Freedom of the press--United States; Fugitive slaves; Helping behavior; History of Law; Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845; Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Drama; Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Family--Fiction; Kindness; L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825; Lee, Ezra, 1749-1821; Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870--Drama; Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870--Fiction; Libel and slander; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination--Drama; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Drama; Lion; Murphey, Archibald D. (Archibald De Bow), 1777-1832; Neighbors; News & Journalism; North Carolina--Drama; North Carolina--History--19th century--Fiction; Nursery growers; Palmer, Joseph, 1791-1875; Patriotism--United States--Drama; Pioneers--Alabama; Pioneers--Drama; Political campaigns; Politicians; Politicians--North Carolina--Biography; Presidents--United States; Radio plays; Radio plays, American; Randolph, Thomas Jefferson, 1792-1875; Rivers; Science & Technology; Slave ships; Slavery; Slavery--Drama; Slaves--Drama; Slaves--Education--United States; Sociology; Submarines (Ships); Tennessee River Valley--History; Tennessee Valley Authority; Tennessee--Drama; Theater & Drama; Transatlantic cables--Drama; Transatlantic cables--History; Trials--United States; U.S. History (1900-present); U.S. Literature; U.S. Politics; U.S. Regions: The Northeast; U.S. Regions: The South; Unemployment--Drama; United States--History; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Drama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; United States--History--War of 1812--Campaigns; United States--History--War of 1812--Drama; United States--History--War of 1812--Military personnel--American; Washington (D.C.)--Drama; Williams, Henry Horace, 1858-1940; Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938--Childhood and youth; Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938--Homes and haunts; World Politics; World War, 1914-1918--Drama; Zenger, John Peter, 1697-1746
Creators
Clayton, John S.; Ehle, John, 1925-; Kasell, Carl; Kasell, Carl.; Mast, Ben; University of North Carolina; Zimmerman, Ed
Contributors
Barnes, Bill; Beckwith, Judd; Bonnets, John; Boyd, Bernard; Bushnell, David, 1740-; Casey, Les; Downing, Hugh; Ehle, Gail; Ehle, John, 1925-; Gillen, John; Green, Fletcher Melvin, 1895-1978; Hadley, Charles; Hall, Everett W. (Everett Wesley); Johnston, Phil; Kuralt, Charles, 1934-1997; Lyons, Clifford P. (Clifford Pierson), 1904-1992; Odom, Howard; Owen, Tom; Sharkey, Josephine; Simms, Jim; Simms, Tom; Thomas, Robert; Waddell, William; Wallace, Alice; Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938; Wynn, Earl; Young, Fred; Young, Joe
Genres
Docudrama; History
Time Periods
1950-1959