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Trailblazers of America Marathon

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Trailblazers of America

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Portraits of the Americans who opened the frontier — Bass Reeves, John C. Frémont, John Sutter — and of the restless, risk-taking spirit that carried a country from one coast to the other.

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8 episodes

Trailblazers of America Marathon

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Trailblazers of America Marathon

In this seamless marathon, you will meet the courageous American pioneers whose lives and accomplishments embody what makes the United States a special place with a unique spirit. Get one volume of all seven books, Trailblazers of America: Heroes…

Episode 1: Daniel Boone

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Episode 1: Daniel Boone

In 1775, as war raged in the Thirteen Colonies, a brave hunter named Daniel Boone was fighting a different battle—one to open America’s untamed wilderness to settlers.

Episode 2: Johnny Appleseed

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Episode 2: Johnny Appleseed

When George Washington was president, America’s frontier was the Northwest Territory—land beneath the Great Lakes and east of the Mississippi River.

Episode 3: Lewis & Clark

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Episode 3: Lewis & Clark

In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson made the deal of a lifetime. His famous "Louisiana Purchase" from France doubled America's size. But exploring nearly a million square miles of untamed wilderness was no small task.

Episode 4: Davy Crockett

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Episode 4: Davy Crockett

In 1836, Americans who had settled in the Mexican province of Texas were in real trouble. The Mexican army was determined to crush their stand for independence.

Episode 5: John Sutter

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Episode 5: John Sutter

When Americans needed land, they turned west—but immigrants like John Sutter were looking west too. Born in Germany, Sutter arrived in remote California in 1839 and built a fort in the Sacramento Valley.

Episode 6: John C. Frémont

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Episode 6: John C. Frémont

The Louisiana Purchase doubled America’s size—but "Manifest Destiny" took it all the way to the Pacific. This episode—based on a PragerU Kids biographical book—brings to life a bold chapter of westward expansion, where men like John C.

Episode 7: Bass Reeves

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Episode 7: Bass Reeves

In 1875, America finally stretched from coast to coast. The Union had grown to thirty-seven states, with unsettled territory set aside for the Indians in what is now Oklahoma.

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