The Great Adventure

Season 1

The Great Adventure is a historical anthology series that appeared on CBS for the 1963-1964 television season. The series, narrated each week by Van Heflin, and featuring theme music by Richard Rodgers, presented a weekly one-hour dramatization of the lives of famous Americans and important historical events in American History.
Where to Watch Season 1
26 Episodes
  • The Hunley
    E1
    The HunleyEpisode 1
  • The Death of Sitting Bull
    E2
    The Death of Sitting BullEpisode 2
  • The Massacre at Wounded Knee
    E3
    The Massacre at Wounded KneeEpisode 3
  • Six Wagons to the Sea
    E4
    Six Wagons to the SeaEpisode 4
  • The Story of Nathan Hale
    E5
    The Story of Nathan HaleEpisode 5
  • Go Down, Moses
    E6
    Go Down, MosesEpisode 6
  • The Great Diamond Mountain
    E7
    The Great Diamond MountainEpisode 7
  • The Treasure Train of Jefferson Davis
    E8
    The Treasure Train of Jefferson DavisEpisode 8
  • The Outlaw and the Nun
    E9
    The Outlaw and the NunEpisode 9
  • The Man Who Stole New York City
    E10
    The Man Who Stole New York CityEpisode 10
  • A Boy at War
    E11
    A Boy at WarEpisode 11
  • Wild Bill Hickok - the Legend and the Man
    E12
    Wild Bill Hickok - the Legend and the ManEpisode 12
  • The Colonel from Connecticut
    E13
    The Colonel from ConnecticutEpisode 13
  • Teeth of the Lion
    E14
    Teeth of the LionEpisode 14
  • Rodger Young
    E15
    Rodger YoungEpisode 15
  • The Testing of Sam Houston
    E16
    The Testing of Sam HoustonEpisode 16
  • The Special Courage of Captain Pratt
    E17
    The Special Courage of Captain PrattEpisode 17
  • The Night Raiders
    E18
    The Night RaidersEpisode 18
  • Plague
    E19
    PlagueEpisode 19
  • The Pathfinder
    E20
    The PathfinderEpisode 20
  • The President Vanishes
    E21
    The President VanishesEpisode 21
  • The Henry Bergh Story
    E22
    The Henry Bergh StoryEpisode 22
  • Kentucky's Bloody Ground
    E23
    Kentucky's Bloody GroundEpisode 23
  • The Siege of Boonesborough
    E24
    The Siege of BoonesboroughEpisode 24
  • Escape
    E25
    EscapeEpisode 25
  • The Pirate and the Patriot
    E26
    The Pirate and the PatriotEpisode 26
 
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