America: A Personal History of the United States (1972) is a documentary web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch America: A Personal History of the United States online in HD.
America: A Personal History of the United States — Storyline
First transmitted in 1972, Alistair Cooke's America was a series of thirteen, fifty-minute films in colour, written and narrated by Alistair Cooke. The programmes trace the history of the United States from the early voyages of discovery to the present.
Cast & Crew
America: A Personal History of the United States — Series Details
| First Air Date | 1972-11-12 |
| Seasons | 1 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Language | English |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Status | Ended |
| Rating | 7/10 (1 votes) |
America: A Personal History of the United States — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: The First Impact (1972-11-12) — Alistair Cooke explains his own fascination with the United States of America and tells the story of how he first came to the US and tells of the country that he found.
- E2: The New Found Land (1972-11-19) — Alistair Cooke travels back to the discovery of the American continent by the Europeans and follows the settlement of the Spanish in the Southern continent and the French in the fa
- E3: Home From Home (1972-11-26) — In this episode of the series, Cooke tracks the English venture into the New World during the 16th and 17th centuries, from the initial inspiration through to the landing at Jamest
- E4: Making a Revolution (1972-12-03) — By the middle of the 18th century, the American nation was not a nation at all but a number of separately governed colonies. In this edition of America, Alistair Cooke explores the
- E5: Inventing a Nation (1972-12-10) — Upon winning the War of Independence, the American colonists returned to their own independent colonies and settled down but all was not well. In this edition of America, Alistair
- E6: Gone West (1972-12-17) — Cooke discusses where the West begins and how and why in the early 19th century the West was conquered by outsiders who, in the process of doing so, displaced the Native Americans.
- E7: A Firebell in the Night (1972-12-24) — In this episode, Cooke travels to the Southern States to explore the world of the 19th century slave and the causes and effects of one of the bloodiest and bitterest wars in histor
- E8: Domesticating A Wilderness (1972-12-31) — In the 1840s over the crest of the Rockies there lay the first successful community West of the United States, the residents called it the City of the Saints, it's more commonly kn
- E9: Money on the Land (1972-01-07) — In the late 19th century, Americans started getting rich through business and technology. Alistair Cooke explores the rise of industry in the United States.
- E10: The Huddled Masses (1973-01-14) — Three quarters of the population of the United States who call themselves "the American people" are descendants of immigrants from Asia, Africa and, most of all, from Europe. What
- E11: The Promise Fulfilled and the Promise Broken (1972-01-21) — This edition looks at the 1920s, which saw America go from an era of unparalelled prosperity to the severest economic depression ever known.
- E12: Arsenal (1973-01-28) — This episode looks at the impact that warfare and the military has had on the history of America.
- E13: The More Abundant Life (1973-02-04) — To give Americans a "more abundant life" was the stated aim of FDR's `New Deal' in the 1930s. Alistair Cooke travels from New England to Hawaii to consider if this was achieved.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does America: A Personal History of the United States have? 1 season(s) with 13 episodes.
Where can I watch America: A Personal History of the United States? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.
