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Great American Railroad Journeys
07:10 am - 08:00 am Wednesday, November 11
Washington to Mount Vernon
Season 1 · Episode 7
Continuing his trek from Philadelphia to Jamestown, Michael Portillo arrives in the nation's capital, Washington, DC, centre of political power in the world's most powerful country. Steered by his Appleton's Guide of 1879, he admires its fine public buildings, including the largest library in the world, and discovers how the capital was built from scratch after a political compromise between north and south. After this, he travels on to Mount Vernon, exploring a former slave market and visiting an archaeological dig along the way
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- Michael Portillo — Presenter
- John Comerford — Executive producer
- Alison Kreps — Series producer
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