America: My Country

Duration:

Year Published: 1971

Creator: Coronet (CORT)

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Credits: Harold D. Drummond

Description: Examines the physical, economic, and social environment of the United States by focusing on the Novak family as they drive cross-country. Shows the rugged mountains, green forests, vast plains, rivers and lakes, spacious farmlands and huge cities, and the American people living and working together. Presents pollution, traffic jams, and slums as problems that must be solved and emphasizes the ever-changing character of America.

Complete Record: A family’s trip across the United States from San Francisco to New York depicts America as a big and beautiful land of varied climates, with rugged mountains, green forests, vast plains, rivers and lakes, ocean expanses, spacious farmlands and huge cities. Famous places visited include the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park, Washington, D.C., the Old North Chruch in Boston, and Independence Hall in Philidelphia.

Metadata Source:Wikipedia — List of Coronet Films