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HORATIO'S DRIVE recounts the simultaneously inspirational and hilarious saga of Horatio Nelson Jackson, an eccentric Vermont doctor, who in 1903—on a visionary whim and a 50-dollar-bet—became the first person to drive an automobile across the continent, heralding the future of the "horseless carriage" as a vehicle destined for more than inner-city travel and as a machine that would transform Am

Samuel Clemens rose from a hardscrabble boyhood in the backwoods of Missouri to become Mark Twain, America's best-known and best-loved author. Considered in his time as the funniest man on earth, Twain was also an unflinching critic of human nature who used his humor to attack hypocrisy, greed and racism.

Frank Lloyd Wright was the greatest of all American architects. He was an authentic American genius, a man who believed he was destined to redesign the world, creating everything anew.

This program explores many facets of the Gilded Age, including industrialization and the growth of big business, the urbanization of America, the grueling working conditions many endured, and the influence of Victorian culture on American Society.

The Progressive Era—This program explores our history and culture during the early 20th century, when a wave of reforms changed our political system and attempted to remedy the social and economic inequities arising from industrialization and urbanization.

The Roaring Twenties—In the presidential election of 1920, war-weary Americans elected Warren G. Harding, who promised a return to "normalcy". His inauguration in 1921 ushered in an exciting era of prosperity, rapid industrialization, social experimentation, and artistic renaissance—the Roaring Twenties, also known as the Jazz Age.

This program examines the many factors that led to the Depression, Hoover's attempts to counter the nation's economic woes, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal programs.

The Just the Facts™ Learning Series explores United States History in a fast-paced style that makes learning fun.

The Just the Facts™ Learning Series explores United States History in a fast-paced style that makes learning fun.

The Just the Facts™ Learning Series explores United States History in a fast-paced style that makes learning fun.

The Just the Facts™ Learning Series explores United States History in a fast-paced style that makes learning fun.

The Just the Facts™ Learning Series explores United States History in a fast-paced style that makes learning fun.

The Just the Facts™ Learning Series explores United States History in a fast-paced style that makes learning fun.

The Just the Facts™ Learning Series explores United States History in a fast-paced style that makes learning fun.

The Just the Facts™ Learning Series explores United States History in a fast-paced style that makes learning fun.