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Cavalcade of America Season 1

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1x01 Poor Richard aired Oct 01, 1952

Dramatized incidents are used to show how Benjamin Franklin delayed a conference between Lord Howe and John Adams until the spring rainy season commenced, th... read more

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1x02 All's Well with Lydia aired Oct 08, 1952

The Revolutionary War story of Lydia Darragh, American patriot and Philadelphia widow, who by her cleverness gained information instrumental in an American v... read more

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1x03 The Man Who Took a Chance aired Oct 29, 1952

The story of an 19th century genius who adapted 20th century methods to solve an American problem, Eli Whitney first begins to manufacture muskets.

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1x04 A Romance to Remember aired Nov 12, 1952

The tale of the two beautiful Peabody Sisters who become rivals for the love of Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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1x05 What Hath God Wrought aired Nov 26, 1952

The story of how Samuel Morse, after many hardships, gained recognition for the first telegraph.

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1x06 No Greater Love aired Dec 10, 1952

A story about Clara Louise Maas, a Spanish-American War nurse who allowed herself to be bitten by a Stegomyia mosquito in order to further the experiments wh... read more

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1x07 In This Crisis aired Dec 24, 1952

John Honeyman, American patriot, pretends to be a Tory in order to gain information that will mean Washington?s victory over the Hessians.

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1x08 The Arrow and the Bow aired Jan 07, 1953

The career of Andrew Johnson, who, starting as a tailor, became the 17th President.

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1x09 What Might Have Been aired Jan 21, 1953

The story of the tragic romance and marriage of Jefferson Davis and Sarah Knox Taylor.

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1x10 New Salem Story aired Feb 04, 1953

The legendary tale of Abe Lincoln and his great love for Ann Rutledge.

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1x11 A Matter of Honor aired Feb 18, 1953

A historical drama portraying the misunderstanding between Sam Houston and his wife, Eliza, which resulted in Houston's resignation of the governorship of Te... read more

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1x12 Experiment at Monticello aired Mar 04, 1953

Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States, uses himself as a guinea pig and is inoculated with the germs of small pox in a heroic effort to establish ... read more

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1x13 Mightier Than the Sword aired Mar 18, 1953

A pre-Revolutionary War drama. The freedom of the press is upheld through the trial and acquittal of John Peter Zenger, a New York newspaper publisher who wa... read more

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1x14 The Indomitable Blacksmith aired Apr 01, 1953

A story about Thomas Davenport, a blacksmith, and his long struggle to invent and perfect the electric motor. Setting: Brandon, Vt., in the 1830's. The stor... read more

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1x15 The Gingerbread Man aired Apr 15, 1953

A true story about Christopher Ludwick, the baker, who came to America in 1776 from Germany. He made a most unusual gingerbread man which later became famous... read more

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1x16 Night Strike aired Apr 29, 1953

Dramatizes an incident in the career of Captain John Paul Jones. Describes a raid made by Americans under Jones' leadership on the English coast at Whitehave... read more

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1x17 Slater's Dream aired May 13, 1953

Dramatizes the story of Samuel Slater, a young Englishman, who came to America in 1790 and struggled to construct from memory the cotton spinner, the plan of... read more

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1x18 The Pirate's Choice aired May 27, 1953

Dramtizes the events which led to the decision of the pirate Jean Lafitte to join Andrew Jackson in the defense of New Orleans against the English forces in ... read more

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1x19 John Yankee aired Jun 10, 1953

Dramatizes John Adams' difficult and unpopular decision to defend eight English soldiers who participated in a Boston riot prior to the Revolution.

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1x20 The Tenderfoot aired Jun 24, 1953

A historical drama showing how young Theodore Roosevelt, undaunted by a blizzard, pursues and captures three outlaws in the Dakota Bad Lands. Time: 1886.

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