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America: Our Defining Hours - Season 1

Series: America: Our Defining Hours
4.5
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Episodes
3
Rating
TV14
Year
2020
Language
English
Publisher
History

About

From the Mayflower to the Civil War to the tragedy on September 11, America: Our Greatest Hours draws upon 300+ years of US history to tell the emotional tale of how the US seized moments of crisis to create a better tomorrow.

Related Subjects

  • Documentary

Episodes

1. A New Beginning

1h 21m

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From the very beginning, America is a nation shaped by adversity. These are the stories of the challenges that helped shape a nation.

2. Birth of Freedom

1h 22m

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America is forged in the fires of adversity. These stories chart the challenges that helped shape a nation. In the mid-1800s, America faces its darkest hour yet. Abraham Lincoln is elected President of a United States on the brink of Civil War.

3. Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself

1h 23m

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As the twentieth century continues, America faces perhaps its most daunting challenges yet. The 1930s brings the greatest economic crisis in its history; FDR offers the troubled nation a New Deal, but there are clouds on the horizon.

Extended Details

  • SeriesAmerica: Our Defining Hours
  • Closed CaptionsEnglish

Artists

H. W. BrandsActor
Marcia ChatelainActor
Beverly GageActor

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