Around America

Walter Cronkite, former CBS news anchor, provides a guide to nearly 500 miles of American coastline. In this travelogue discover many stories about the American coastline, such as the British warship captured during the Revolution at Maine's eastern tip.

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America has nearly 5000 miles of coastline, and in this text Walter Cronkite, former CBS news anchor, provides a guide to it. At Maine's eastern tip, discover the British warship captured during the Revolution; on islands along the Texas coastline explore a sanctuary for migratory birds; and on Califronia's Redwood coast, visit Fort Ross, a replica of the 1812 Russian settlement that began as a fur trading post. In this travelogue discover many stories about the coastline that Walter Cronkite loves so much.