DVD: Midwest USA
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At first glance the Midwest region of the United States may appear to be just a patchwork quilt of cornfields speckled with an occasional barn or factory, but this north-central region of the United States represents the essence of America's history and rich cultural diversity.
Traveller Justine Shapiro embarks on a journey through America's heartland. Beginning in Chicago, she heads down Route 66, stopping off at Springfield,Illinois before heading on to Berlin, Ohio - home to an Amish community. From there she takes a short flight to Detroit, Michigan, home of Motown music, before ending her journey in the great outdoors atLake Superior and Deer River.
Along the way...
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At first glance the Midwest region of the United States may appear to be just a patchwork quilt of cornfields speckled with an occasional barn or factory, but this north-central region of the United States represents the essence of America's history and rich cultural diversity.
Traveller Justine Shapiro embarks on a journey through America's heartland. Beginning in Chicago, she heads down Route 66, stopping off at Springfield,Illinois before heading on to Berlin, Ohio - home to an Amish community. From there she takes a short flight to Detroit, Michigan, home of Motown music, before ending her journey in the great outdoors atLake Superior and Deer River.
Along the way...
- Meet Abraham Lincoln, an icon of American history
- Learn about gangster Al Capone of Chicago's 'Untouchables' tour
- Take a ride in an early model Ford at the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit
- Experience life as an early European settler would have in Deer River, Minnesota
- Learn more about the devout and simple lives of the Amish community of Berlin, Ohio
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