From the Mayflower to the Civil War to the tragedy on September 11, America: Our Greatest Hours draws upon 300+ years of US history to tell the emotional tale of how the US seized moments of crisis to create a better tomorrow.
America is forged in the fires of adversity. These stories chart the challenges that helped shape a nation. In the mid-1800s, America faces its darkest hour yet. Abraham Lincoln is elected President of a United States on the brink of Civil War.
As the twentieth century continues, America faces perhaps its most daunting challenges yet. The 1930s brings the greatest economic crisis in its history; FDR offers the troubled nation a New Deal, but there are clouds on the horizon.
