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America: A Personal History of the United States (1972)

Documentary · History · Western

First transmitted in 1972, Alistair Cooke's America was a series of thirteen, fifty-minute films in colour, written and narrated by Alistair Cooke. The programmes trace the history of the United States from the early voyages of discovery to the present.

IMDb rating
8.6 (132 votes)
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1972)

7.26 avg 13 episodes 7.4 → 6.0 50 min avg

Ep 1: 7.4 · 6 votesEp 2: 7.2 · 6 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 6 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 6 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 6 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 6 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 6 votesEp 8: 7.6 · 6 votesEp 9: 7.6 · 6 votesEp 10: 7.2 · 6 votesEp 11: 7.6 · 6 votesEp 12: 7.2 · 6 votesEp 13: 6.0 · 6 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The First Impact7.46
2The New Found Land7.26
3Home From Home7.26
4Making a Revolution7.26
5Inventing a Nation7.26
6Gone West7.46
7A Firebell in the Night7.66
8Domesticating a Wilderness7.66
9Money on the Land7.66
10The Huddled Masses7.26
11The Promise Fulfilled and The Promise Broken7.66
12The Arsenal7.26
13The More Abundant Life6.06