All Programs / Pathways to progress: The Great Lakes

A 13-part documentary drama about the economic impact of the Great Lakes region in the United State.

Available Episodes

1955-12-18Frontier of fine arts00:29:38

1955-12-04The peoples of the region00:29:47

1955-11-27Chemistry creates progress00:29:39

1955-11-20Wealth in the ground00:29:54

1955-11-13They put the world on wheels00:29:21

1955-10-30Steel builds a new economy00:29:27

1955-10-23Nutrition for the nation00:29:52

1955-10-16Lifelines of the Lakes00:29:54

1955-10-09Finders of the region00:29:45

1955-10-02Region of the inland seas00:29:45

Subjects: Automobile industry and trade--United States; Automobiles; Chemical industry--United States; Chemistry; Corn products industry--United States; Ecology & the Environment; Explorers and exploration; Ford, Henry, 1863-1947; Great Lakes (North America); Great Lakes (North America)--Commerce; Great Lakes (North America)--Description and travel; Great Lakes (North America)--Discovery and exploration; Great Lakes (North America)--History; Great Lakes (North America)--History--20th century; Great Lakes (North America)--Poetry; Great Lakes (North America)--Recreational use; Great Lakes (North America)--Songs and music; Lakes; Minerals--Superior, Lake, Region; Minerals--United States; Nutrition; Packing-houses; Science & Technology; Sociology; Steel alloy industry--United States--History; Steel industry and trade--Great Lakes (North America)--History; Transportation--United States--20th century; Water resources development
Creators: Kushler, Dave; LaGuire, Al; Michigan State University; WKAR (Radio/television station : East Lansing, Mich.)
Contributors: Fund for Adult Education (U.S.); Honsowetz, Duane
Genres: Docudrama; History
Time Periods: 1950-1959