Great American Railroad Journeys - Season 2 Episode 19 Mattoon, Illinois to Columbus, Kentucky

Great American Railroad Journeys
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Great American Railroad Journeys

Great American Railroad Journeys - Season 2 Episode 19 Mattoon, Illinois to Columbus, Kentucky

Great American Railroad Journeys - Season 2 Episode 19 Mattoon, Illinois to Columbus, Kentucky

Overview: Armed with his 19th-century Appleton's Guide, Michael Portillo continues his 1,000-mile journey, beginning and ending on the Mississippi River from Minnesota to Tennessee. Riding the mainline of mid-America, Michael stops at rural Mattoon, where he gets a taste of the tough early life which shaped President Abraham Lincoln. Wiping the sweat from his brow, Michael struggles to split one rail compared with Lincoln's estimated 700 a day. Basket in hand, Michael joins the Schwartz family apple harvest in Centralia and learns how to make apple butter. He uncovers industrial unrest in the coal mines of Carbondale then heads to Kentucky and the banks of the Mississippi, where a bloody conflict unfolded which proved decisive in victory for Lincoln's Union.

Watch Trailer First Air Date: Feb 01, 2016 Last Air date: Mar 28, 2020 Season: 4 Season Episode: 75 Episode Runtime: 29 minutes Quality: HD IMDb: 9.00 / 10 by 1 users Popularity: 7.314 Language: English

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