This program explores America’s eastern states, traveling from Maine to Florida and westward to the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Topics range from topography, climate, natural resources, and commerce to the history of the eastern U.S.: the Pilgrim settlements, the Salem witch trials, the American Revolution, the industrial revolution, the role of Washington, D.C., and much more. Special attention is given to the region’s saltwater coastline. States include Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia, plus Washington, D.C. A Discovery Channel Production. A part of the series American Geography Close-Ups. (91 minutes)