Cavalcade of America — 1939
22 episodes broadcast in 1939.
John Honeyman, the unsung spy who served Washington's cause.
Edward Bok's rise from immigrant poverty to celebrated magazine editor.
Stephen Foster, America's beloved songwriter.
Alexander Graham Bell and the invention of the telephone.
The Mississippi River and the great man it shaped.
Nathan Hale, the young patriot who gave his one life for his country.
Allan Pinkerton, the famous American detective.
The frontier scout and trailblazer Kit Carson.
The thrilling saga of the Texas Rangers.
The great American clipper ships and their age of speed under sail.
The Iroquois League of the Long House and its rise and fall.
A pioneer woman's family devotion and determination to survive.
John Howard Payne, the wanderer who wrote Home, Sweet Home.
Patrick Henry's rise from obscurity to revolutionary orator.
A centennial salute to baseball, America's national game.
George Washington refuses a crown and secures the young republic.
Juliette Low, who founded the Girl Scouts of America.
Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., the great jurist.
Dolley Madison, the spirited first lady of the young republic.
May 29, 1939
Elothere Irenee Du Pont
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