Where To Stream Great American Railroad Journeys Season 1 Episode 12
Washington DC
- Aired February 16, 2016
- 30 Min
- Rated 8.5
- Number 1 Of 7 Rated Episodes
Michael Portillo continues his American railroad journey from Philadelphia to Jamestown. Michael 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. At the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Michael meets the...