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Season 2

Season 2

September 7, 1952·42 épisodes·84h
Épisodes · 42
E1

Dutch Treat

Traces New York City's crooked Broadway Street back to its origins in 1720, when the street plan was changed to avoid cutting down a cherry tree.

2h·Sep 7, 1952
E2

Horns of a Dilemma

A girl unearths a paper making her the recipient of an unusual tribute.

2h·Sep 14, 1952
E3

The Bride's Teapot

In 1874, citizens of Sympathy Ridge, Virginia wish to build a war monument, but the federal government wants them to replace a bridge destroyed in the war.

2h·Sep 21, 1952
E4

Sometimes She's Sunday

An elder daughter working in the city brings her fiancé back to the country.

2h·Sep 28, 1952
E5

The Bachelor and the Ballot

A young suffragist tries to gain the support of a lawyer in charge of the polls, while he tries on a bet to romance her.

2h·Oct 12, 1952
E6

Faith Is a Nine-Letter Word

Distressed by the state of world affairs and fearing her boyfriend will be sent off to war, a young woman refuses to marry until a friend convinces her to have faith in democracy.

2h·Oct 19, 1952
E7

The Secret Vote

2h·Oct 26, 1952
E8

The Line of Duty

False arrest of a man in a totalitarian country.

2h·Nov 2, 1952
E9

Bread of Freedom

The story of Christopher Ludwick, philanthropist and superintendent of bakers in the Continental Army.

2h·Nov 9, 1952
E10

The Blue and White Lamp

Traces the origins of the Travelers Aid Society to a cholera epidemic in mid-19th century St. Louis.

2h·Nov 16, 1952
E11

Mrs. Thanksgiving

Story of a woman's fight to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.

2h·Nov 23, 1952
E12

Ten Thousand Words

Recounts an incident from the life of Nathaniel Currier.

2h·Nov 30, 1952
E13

Joan of Arc

2h·Dec 7, 1952
E14

Green Hills of Vermont

Kate Smith narrates a Christmas story about an unwanted donkey.

2h·Dec 14, 1952
E15

The Small One

A whimsical tale of Norman Rockwell's tribulations upon his move to a small town in Vermont. At the end of the program, Sarah Churchill, on behalf of Hallmark, presents a medallion to Mr. Rockwell.

2h·Dec 21, 1952
E16

Father Time

The story of blacksmith Daniel Jean Richard, founder of the watch industry in the Neuch|catel district of Switzerland.

2h·Dec 28, 1952
E17

Home is the Sailor

The story of Fanny Stevenson, wife of Robert Louis Stevenson.

2h·Jan 4, 1953
E18

Span Through Time

The story of John and Washington Roebling, designers of the Brooklyn Bridge.

2h·Jan 11, 1953
E19

The General's Bible

A tale concerning the Bible used by General George Washington at his first inauguration in New York City.

2h·Jan 18, 1953
E20

Socrates' Wife

When Socrates is imprisoned because of his teachings, his wife pleads for his release and helps to plan his escape.

2h·Jan 25, 1953
E21

To My Valentine

A musical celebration of the traditions of Valentine's Day.

2h·Feb 1, 1953
E22

Lincoln's Little Correspondent

Adapted from the book by Hertha Pauli. The story surrounding 11-year-old Grace Bedell's letter to Abraham Lincoln suggesting that he grow a beard.

2h·Feb 8, 1953
E23

Crown of Wings

Incident from the life of General George Washington, in which Phoebe Fraunces, daughter of Fraunces Tavern's proprietor, showed her loyalty to Washington and his cause. Phoebe was in love with a member of Washington's personal staff who was involved in a plot to kill him.

2h·Feb 15, 1953
E24

Dinner for the General

Mercy Disborough's efforts to end American witchhunts; set in Fairfield County, Connecticut in 1692.

2h·Feb 22, 1953
E25

The Accused

Mann's work towards education for all regardless of race, creed, or color.

2h·Mar 1, 1953
E26

Horace Mann's Miracle

The story of poet Thomas Moore (1779-1852).

2h·Mar 8, 1953
E27

The Harp of Erin

Mathew Brady's Civil War photography.

2h·Mar 15, 1953
E28

Photograph by Brady

The story of Queen Elizabeth I's ascendance to the throne.

2h·Mar 22, 1953
E29

A Queen Is Born

The story of Queen Elizabeth I's ascendance to the throne.

2h·Mar 29, 1953
E30

The Other Wise Man

2h·Apr 5, 1953
E31

Skipper of the Skies

The story of Samuel Morse and the use of the telegraph.

2h·Apr 12, 1953
E32

The World on a Wire

The story of Samuel Morse and the use of the telegraph.

2h·Apr 19, 1953
E33

Hamlet

The story of poet and minister John Donne, and his relationship with his wife and her father, Sir George Moore.

2h·Apr 26, 1953
E34

No Man Is an Island

Story of Frederick Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty, from the time the sculptor received the commission in 1774 until Pulitzer provided funding for the base ten years later.

2h·May 3, 1953
E35

The Lady of Liberty

Life of General Robert E. Lee after the Civil War.

2h·May 10, 1953
E36

Soldier of Peace

Sarah Bernhardt gives up her love to continue her acting career.

2h·May 17, 1953
E37

Proudly I Love

Sarah Bernhardt gives up her love to continue her acting career.

2h·May 24, 1953
E38

Spark of Genius

Story of Josiah Wedgwood.

2h·May 31, 1953
E39

The Clay of Kings

The story of Boston dentist William Thomas Green Morton, who developed the use of ether as an anesthetic.

2h·Jun 7, 1953
E40

Scott's Castle

The life of Sir Walter Scott, including family, literary career, bankruptcy, and the death of his wife.

2h·Jun 14, 1953
E41

Man Against Pain

The story of Boston dentist William Thomas Green Morton, who developed the use of ether as an anesthetic.

2h·Jun 21, 1953
E42

The Mercer Girls

An incident in the life of naturalist artist John James Audubon; set in New Orleans in 1824.

2h·Jun 28, 1953
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