Cavalcade of America — 1953

13 episodes broadcast in 1953.

January 6, 1953 A Medal for Miss Walker Listen (MP3)

Dr. Mary Walker, the Civil War surgeon who earned the Medal of Honor.

January 13, 1953 Down Brake Listen (MP3)

George Westinghouse and the air brake that made railroads safe.

January 20, 1953 Bless This House Listen (MP3)

A tour of the White House and the presidents who have lived there.

January 27, 1953 The Nugget and the Law Listen (MP3)

Vigilante justice in lawless Gold Rush San Francisco.

February 3, 1953 The Short Straw Listen (MP3)

Navy nurse Ann Bernatitus and her escape from besieged Corregidor.

February 10, 1953 Operation Miracle Listen (MP3)

The wartime salvage of a massive sunken drydock in the Pacific.

February 17, 1953 Dangerous Mission Listen (MP3)

Captain Allan McLane, daring scout of the Revolution.

February 24, 1953 Life on the Mississippi Listen (MP3)

Mark Twain's adventures as a Mississippi riverboat pilot.

March 3, 1953 Star and the Shield Listen (MP3)

A warm-hearted story of a little girl and a lawman's star.

March 10, 1953 The Secret Road Listen (MP3)

Two of Washington's spies race to save the French fleet.

March 17, 1953 The River Finds a Master Listen (MP3)

Henry Shreve, the captain who tamed the Mississippi for steamboats.

March 24, 1953 One Came Through Listen (MP3)

William Dawes, the forgotten rider of Paul Revere's alarm.

March 31, 1953 A Time to Grow Listen (MP3)

Robert Livingston and the making of the Louisiana Purchase.

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