The Best of On the Road with Charles Kuralt: The American Heritage (1991)

Genres - Historical Film  |   Sub-Genres - Biography  |   Run Time - 60 min.  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Betsy Boyd

In this video, Charles Kuralt: American Heritage, Charles Kuralt continues his critically-acclaimed talking and traveling tradition first made popular in his CBS Evening News On the Road segment. Charles Kuralt takes a driving tour of Americana, bringing viewers along for the ride. He investigates the mystery of the lost colony at Roanoke, the first American settlement, which vanished without a trace, and visits a Vermont town that takes pride in honoring the tradition of the town meeting. Throughout, Charles Kuralt narrates in characteristic subtle style and tells stories intended to educate and entertain

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Americana, heritage, interview, journalism, on-the-road, preservation, profile [character], slice-of-life