From the award winning history series, Drive Thru History, and your highly entertaining host, Dave Stotts, comes all new American History series. This twelve part series features the best in cutting-edge video production and animation to communicate history in a fun and informative way to audiences young and old. We will learn about the founding of America and see first-hand some of the places where our founding fathers risked their lives to shape this great nation and learn about the events that unfolded. As Dave can only do he takes us from past to present, enjoying some of today’s more cultural, iconic landmarks experiencing what it’s like to visit these locations in today’s setting. Whether it’s crossing the Delaware in an Amphicar or camping out in Times Square Dave mixes the old and new bring history to life.
Episode 1: Christopher Columbus, the Khan-Polo Connection, Florence, Amerigo Vespucci
Episode 2: The Pilgrims, The Mayflower, Plymouth Rock, The First Thanksgiving
Episode 3: Boston’s Heritage, The Old North Church, Lexington & Concord, Battle of Bunker Hill, Dorchester Heights
Episode 4: George Whitefield, The Freedom Trail, Granary Burial Ground, Old State House, Faneuil Hall, USS Constitution
Episode 5: William Penn, Pennsbury Manor, Henry Muhlenberg, Christ Church, Jacob Duché, Betsy Ross
Episode 6: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Ben Franklin, The Declaration House, Carpenter’s Hall, The Liberty Bell, Independence Hall
Episode 7: Philadelphia, Thaddeus Kosciusko, Germantown, Benjamin Chew House, Fort Mifflin, Valley Forge
Episode 8: The Jamestown Colony, Pocahontas, Peter Mulenberg, Colonial Williamsburg, The Battle of Yorktown
Episode 9: Mount Vernon, Slavery in Colonial America, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, James Madison's Montpelier, Dolly Madison
Episode 10: Battle Hill, The Battle of Long Island, Hessian Huts, Morris Manson, Prison Ship Martyrs Monument, Lombardi's Pizzeria, Fort Washington
Episode 11: Wall Street, Federal Hall, New York Stock Exchange, St. Paul's Chapel, The Battle of Saratoga, Benedict Arnold, West Point
Episode 12: Crossing the Delaware, The Battle of Trenton, John Witherspoon, Princeton, Morristown, Battle of Monmouth