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Accent on an American Summer Season 1 Episodes

  • 1962-1962
  • 1 Season
  • CBS
  • Documentary, Family
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Host John Ciardi invites viewers to come on a guided tour of some of America's best vacation spots and points of natural beauty and historical interest. The locations chosen for the show included such popular tourist destinaions as Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Canyon, and also some lesser-known events like the American Shakespeare Festival.

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

4 Episodes 1962 - 1962

Episode 1

An Artist's America

Thu, Jun 7, 1962

John Ciardi interviews artist Thomas Hart Benton at his home in Kansas City, Missouri. Benton reads from his autobiography and shows some of the paintings hanging in his home.

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Episode 2

The Sea Islands - Cradle of American Song

Wed, Jun 13, 1962

The descendants of America's earliest slaves, now living in relative isolation on the Georgia Sea Islands, depict their culture in song and story.

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Episode 3

The Fall of the City

Thu, Jun 21, 1962

Verse play about the reaction of a city's people toward an approaching conqueror.

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Episode 4

Jefferson and Monticello

Thu, Jul 5, 1962

A tour of the Virginia mansion where the third President of the United States lived and worked.

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