Great American Railroad Journeys: Washington DC

SYNOPSIS

Continuing his trek from Philadelphia to Jamestown, Michael Portillo arrives in the nation's capital, Washington DC, centre of political power in the world's most powerful country. Steered by his Appleton's Guide of 1879, he admires its fine public buildings, including the largest library in the world, and discovers how the capital was built from scratch after a political compromise between north and south.