Accent on an American Summer
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.
- 1962-1962
- 1 season
- CBS
- Documentary, Family
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
4 Episodes 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.
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.
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.
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.