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American Ride

Season 2 2012
TV-Y7

  • 2012-04-02T23:00:00Z on BYU Television
  • 30m
  • 6h 30m (13 episodes)
  • United States
  • Documentary
Host Stan Ellsworth explains American History in a fascinating and exciting way. Crossing the country on his motorcycle and visiting many historical sites referenced in his lessons on the history of the United States.

13 episodes

Season Premiere

2012-04-02T23:00:00Z

2x01 We The People—A Miracle

Season Premiere

2x01 We The People—A Miracle

  • 2012-04-02T23:00:00Z30m

A government for the people, by the people is formed during the second Constitutional Convention.

2x02 Now What? Doubling Our Size

  • 2012-04-09T23:00:00Z30m

Washington defines the role of the president and the Louisiana Purchase doubles the size of the United States.

2012-04-16T23:00:00Z

2x03 Into The Great Unknown

2x03 Into The Great Unknown

  • 2012-04-16T23:00:00Z30m

Lewis and Clark map and explore the wilderness west of the Mississippi in search of the Northwest Passage.

2x04 Hanging On To What We've Got

  • 2012-04-23T23:00:00Z30m

Tensions flare between America and Great Britain, and the War of 1812 begins.

2012-04-30T23:00:00Z

2x05 Discovery Continues

2x05 Discovery Continues

  • 2012-04-30T23:00:00Z30m

Westward expansion begins as famed frontiersman Daniel Boone leads settlers into the great unknown.

2012-05-07T23:00:00Z

2x06 The Mountain Men

2x06 The Mountain Men

  • 2012-05-07T23:00:00Z30m

Travel with mountain men into the American west and learn about everything from the Astor expedition to the rendezvous of Jim Bridger.

2012-05-17T23:00:00Z

2x07 Rivers & Railroads

2x07 Rivers & Railroads

  • 2012-05-17T23:00:00Z30m

Take a giant leap forward with the new technology of the steam engine, and see how American traffic and trade change across the nation--from steamships in the south to mighty locomotives in the North.

2x08 The Growing Stain Of Slavery

  • 2012-05-21T23:00:00Z30m

From Harriet Tubman to Frederick Douglass--meet the people who tried to solve the paradox of slavery in America.

2012-05-28T23:00:00Z

2x09 From Sea To Shining Sea

2x09 From Sea To Shining Sea

  • 2012-05-28T23:00:00Z30m

Learn about the growing pains and sectional tensions between the North and the South as the nation expands across the continent.

2012-06-04T23:00:00Z

2x10 Go West, Young Man

2x10 Go West, Young Man

  • 2012-06-04T23:00:00Z30m

Explore the pioneering spirit of westward expansion by following the Oregon trail, discovering the California coast, and settling into the high mountains of Utah.

2012-06-11T23:00:00Z

2x11 Moving Forward

2x11 Moving Forward

  • 2012-06-11T23:00:00Z30m

As the nation expands across the continent, find a way to keep in touch with the Pony Express, stage coach, and telegraph.

Explore the two early American visions which inevitably tried to tear the country apart in the split between industry and agriculture.

2012-06-25T23:00:00Z

2x13 A House Divided

2x13 A House Divided

  • 2012-06-25T23:00:00Z30m

Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and the actions of the violent abolitionist John Brown irreparably sever the union and send the nation toward Civil War.

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