Michael Portillo discovers the hidden pleasures of 19th-century Missouri railroad workers.
- Lifestyle
- Year 2017
- 58 min
Michael Portillo continues his epic US railroad adventure from Missouri to Tennessee.
- Year: 2017
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E1 • St. Louis to Jefferson City, Missouri
In Missouri, Michael ascends the Gateway Arch and visits a giant Wild West jail.
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E2 • Sedalia to St. Joseph, Missouri
Michael Portillo discovers the hidden pleasures of 19th-century Missouri railroad workers.
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E3 • Lawrence to Lamar, Colorado
Michael Portillo dodges tornados and gets caught up in Wild West gunfights in Kansas.
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E4 • La Junta to Colorado Springs
In Colorado, Michael inspects the troops and comes face to face with a terrifying T-rex.
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E5 • Santa Fe, New Mexico to the Grand Canyon
Michael explores colonial architecture and visits a Native American pueblo in Santa Fe.
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Michael Portillo embarks on a rail journey from F Scott Fitzgerald’s home to Graceland.
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E7 • Red Wing, Minnesota to Portage, Wisconsin
Classic books and very unusual pizza toppings greet Michael Portillo in Minnesota.
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Michael swaps the rails for a bike as he learns how the first Harley Davidson was built.
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E9 • Chicago to Champaign, Illinois
Michael continues his journey from Minnesota to the home of the blues in Memphis.
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E10 • Mattoon, Illinois to Memphis, Tennessee
Michael hears about the life and work of Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain.
