Cavalcade of America: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Cavalcade of America Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Sam and the Whale
Sep 29, 1953 · 60 min
Sam Mulford, a famous American whale hunter who resents the English tax on whales and the methods employed by the King's tax collectors along the coast of Long Island goes to Engla
The Stolen General
Oct 6, 1953 · 60 min
A Revolutionary War drama. When romance-seeking British General Prescott arranges to meet Dorothea Meadows in an unprotected house in Rhode Island, he is captured by Miss Meadows'
Breakfast at Nancy's
Oct 13, 1953 · 60 min
In Georgia during the American Revolution, a beautiful girl and a gleaming rifle bring aid to the cause of freedom. Messengers vital to the cause of the Colonies are hidden by Nan
Sunset at Appomattox
Oct 20, 1953 · 60 min
A dramatization of the meeting of General Lee and General Grant at Appomattox based on detailed accounts of fourteen eye-witnesses to the surrender. The surrender of Robert E. Lee'
And to Fame Unknown
Oct 27, 1953 · 60 min
Shows how a high school science teacher is helping to develop a better America for younger generations through his efforts in the field of science education. Explains that educato
A Time to Grow
Nov 3, 1953 · 60 min
A historical drama showing the events which led to the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803.
Tiger's Tail
Nov 17, 1953 · 60 min
Becoming aware of corruption in politics in New York, Thomas Nast, known for his drawings of Santa Claus, initiates a series of cartoons in which Boss Tweed is symbolized as a snar
The Last Will of Daniel Webster
Nov 24, 1953 · 60 min
Daniel Webster, tormented by memories of selfish deeds, is comforted as he nears the end of his life by friends who point out that his constructive acts will be remembered.
Major Pauline
Dec 1, 1953 · 60 min
A historical drama. Distressed by the outbreak of war between the States, Pauline Cushman, famous actress, offers her services as a Union espionage agent behind the Confederate li
Betrayal
Dec 8, 1953 · 60 min
A drama depicting the evolution of Benedict Arnold's plan to surrender West Point to the British and his subsequent flight to England when papers incriminating him were intercepted
Riders of the Pony Express
Dec 15, 1953 · 60 min
A historical drama. The pony express era is initiated by Alexander Majors, one of the owners of a transport firm, who, in searching for methods of transporting mail and packages a
One Nation Indivisible
Dec 22, 1953 · 60 min
The editor of the Tribune, Horace Greeley,(America's Titan of the Press) influenced by a conversation with President Lincoln, changes his views regarding Jefferson Davis and procee
Mr. Peale's Dinosaur
Dec 29, 1953 · 60 min
A drama relating the events which led to Charles Willson Peale's conception of the idea of establishing in Philadelphia a national museum of natural history and his efforts to prov
G for Goldberger
Jan 12, 1954 · 60 min
Dr. Joseph Goldberger fights disbelief and prejudice, after touring stricken areas in the South, he conceives and attempts to prove his theory that pellagra is the result of a diet
Smyrna Incident
Jan 19, 1954 · 60 min
A historical drama. The captain of an American ship, anchored in the Turkish port of Smyrna, risks of a battle with three Austrian ships when he demands the release of an Austrian-
Man of Glass
Jan 26, 1954 · 60 min
Dramatizes the life of Henry William Stiegel, who came to America from Germany and rose from a worker in an iron foundry to be head of a large glass factory. Describes Stiegel's r
The Plume of Honor
Feb 9, 1954 · 60 min
A historical drama about Francis Huger, an American medical student, and Erich Bollman, a young German physician, who attempt to rescue Lafayette from an Austrian prison in 1794.
Margin of Victory
Feb 16, 1954 · 60 min
A historical drama about an American spy, posing as a loyal Tory, who is responsible for the strategic landing of French troops in America while British forces are being concentrat
The Absent Host
Mar 2, 1954 · 60 min
A historical drama about Jack Jouett, a patriotic Virginian who risks his life to warn Thomas Jefferson that British soldiers are planning to capture him in a surprise attack on Mo
Duel at the OK Corral
Mar 9, 1954 · 60 min
A dramatization of the efforts of Wyatt Earp to free the West of dangerous armed gunmen. Earp's activities in Dodge City, Kansas, in Deadwood, South Dakota and in Tombstone, Arizon
The Splendid Dream
Mar 16, 1954 · 60 min
Dramatizes the life of William Penn from his early interest in the Society of Friends, which led to his imprisonment under the Conventicle act, to his ultimate success in founding
Young Andy Jackson
Mar 23, 1954 · 60 min
A historical drama about thirteen-year-old Andrew Jackson, who, with his older brother Robert, joins the militia and engages in guerrilla fighting against the British.
Escape
Mar 30, 1954 · 60 min
A historical drama. After taking part in an unsuccessful revolt against the King of Prussia and his army, Carl Schurz and two compatriots, refusing to surrender to the army, escap
Riddle of the Seas
Apr 6, 1954 · 60 min
Relates the story of the life work of Matthew Fontaine Maury, founder of the United States Weather Bureau, who advanced and proved his revolutionary theory that the paths of the se
Crazy Judah
Apr 13, 1954 · 60 min
The life of Theodore Judah portray his attempts to realize his dream of unifying the country with a railroad system. Portrays his trips from California to Washington by boat and b
A Strange Journey
Apr 20, 1954 · 60 min
A historical drama about the adventures of George Merchant, an American rifleman from the Virginia backwoods who is captured by the British at Quebec, sent to England as a prisoner
The Paper Sword
Apr 27, 1954 · 60 min
Dramatizes the story of James King, a fearless newspaper editor, whose murder because of his crusade against corrupt officials in the San Francisco government set into motion one o
Saturday Story
May 4, 1954 · 60 min
Dramatizes the career of Mark Wilson, a high school football coach who taught principles of living as well as football fundamentals to his players, one of whom was Otto Graham of
Spindletop
May 11, 1954 · 60 min
Dramatized incidents tell the story of the efforts of Captain Anthony Lucas, an Austrian mining engineer, to prove his theory regarding the feasibility of drilling for oil in the s
Moonlight School
May 18, 1954 · 60 min
Dramatizes the experiences of Cora Wilson Stewart, a county superintendent and a teacher in a one-room school who succeeds in establishing a night class for adults in a backward se
Cat With Crimson Eyes
May 25, 1954 · 60 min
A Mexican family--one brother is murdered and the gems from his house are stolen. His brother comes to investigate the murder and theft. He gets to the most influential woman and t
The Skipper's Lady
Jun 8, 1954 · 60 min
Dramatized incidents portray the courage and skill of a captain's wife who was forced to assume command of a clipper ship sailing from New York to San Francisco with the annual all
Courage in Connecticut
Jun 22, 1954 · 60 min
After a long battle with racism, Turner looks for answers to find meaning in life.