Dear America
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6 episodes
1. Standing in the Light
1. Standing in the Light
A young Quaker girl, captured by an Indian tribe, falls in love with a handsome warrior and wonders if she will be able to return to her old life.
30min
Sep 12, 1999
2. A Journey to the New World
2. A Journey to the New World
Mem, a twelve-year-old Pilgrim, has just arrived in the New World. With the help of American Indian, Squanto, she endures her first year at Plymouth Colony.
30min
May 6, 1999
3. A Picture of Freedom
3. A Picture of Freedom
In the pre-Civil War South, a young slave girl secretly learns how to read and write. She determines to help and teach other slaves.
28min
Mar 16, 1999
4. So Far From Home
4. So Far From Home
Mary, a teenage immigrant from Ireland, finds that working in a mill in Lowell, Massachusetts is not what she'd envisioned as new life in America.
27min
Oct 13, 1999
5. Dreams in a Golden Country
5. Dreams in a Golden Country
A Russian Jewish immigrant girl lives with her family in a tenement on the Lower East Side. She strives to learn English and pursue her dream of acting.
29min
Apr 1, 1999
6. The Winter of the Red Snow
6. The Winter of the Red Snow
During the Revolutionary War, young Abby Stewart befriends Martha Washington and helps Revolutionary soldiers in Valley Forge, PA.
30min
Nov 6, 1999
