# American Trail

Heard 1953. 30 episodes.

THE AMERICAN TRAIL The American Trail was originally broadcast in 1953 as a 13 part serial. The series chronicles American history, including the exploration and settlement of the American west. The American Trail was sponsored by the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. From the Old Time Radio Researchers Group. See "Notes" Section below for more information on the OTRR.

## Sets

- American Trail - Single Episodes (Old Time Radio Researchers): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/OTRR_American_Trail_singles
- The American Trail 13 Eps (Old Time Radio): Marked Public Domain Mark 1.0 by its uploader at the Internet Archive; the record gives no basis for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/TheAmericanTrail
- American Trail (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/otr_americantrail
- American Trail (Old Time Radio): Marked Public domain (Creative Commons dedication) by its uploader at the Internet Archive; the record gives no basis for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/AmericanTrail_191

## Episodes, in broadcast order

1. [Dispatch to New York](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/1911699b45c8), aired 7 February 1953 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_American_Trail_singles/The%20American%20Trail%2053-02-07%20Dispatch%20to%20New%20York.mp3
1. [The Northwest Ordinance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/ba2e9df488db), aired 14 February 1953 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_American_Trail_singles/The%20American%20Trail%2053-02-14%20The%20Northwest%20Ordinance.mp3
1. [The Louisiana Purchase](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/70ce4fe1fa4d), aired 21 February 1953 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_American_Trail_singles/The%20American%20Trail%2053-02-21%20The%20Louisiana%20Purchase.mp3
1. [The Lewis & Clarke Expedition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/ad3edd4ec43f), aired 28 February 1953 (16 min): https://archive.org/download/TheAmericanTrail/Amtr1953-02-28004TheLewisClarkeExpedition.mp3
1. [The Louis and Clark Expedition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/b472ae75657a), aired 28 February 1953 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_American_Trail_singles/The%20American%20Trail%2053-02-28%20The%20Louis%20and%20Clark%20Expedition.mp3
1. [Samuel Slator's Machine](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/2dc9df50e306), aired 7 March 1953 (12 min): https://archive.org/download/TheAmericanTrail/Amtr1953-03-07005SamuelSlatorsMachine.mp3
1. [Samuel Slater's Machine](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/0339e20657ef), aired 7 March 1953 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_American_Trail_singles/The%20American%20Trail%2053-03-07%20Samuel%20Slater%27s%20Machine.mp3
1. [The Golden Ocean](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/c1efa4fe4179), aired 14 March 1953 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_American_Trail_singles/The%20American%20Trail%2053-03-14%20The%20Golden%20Ocean.mp3
1. [The Magic Wire](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/7905449e87ee), aired 21 March 1953 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_American_Trail_singles/The%20American%20Trail%2053-03-21%20The%20Magic%20Wire.mp3
1. [On to Monterey](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/4c68073ea863), aired 28 March 1953 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_American_Trail_singles/The%20American%20Trail%2053-03-28%20On%20to%20Monterey.mp3
1. [The California Goldrush](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/b97b1b44543b), aired 4 April 1953 (13 min): https://archive.org/download/TheAmericanTrail/Amtr1953-04-04009TheCaliforniaGoldrush.mp3
1. [The California Gold Rush](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/34ae31910002), aired 4 April 1953 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_American_Trail_singles/The%20American%20Trail%2053-04-04%20The%20California%20Gold%20Rush.mp3
1. [The Rich Desert](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/4d7eea3b20db), aired 11 April 1953 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_American_Trail_singles/The%20American%20Trail%2053-04-11%20The%20Rich%20Desert.mp3
1. [The New South](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/903c5d4a7aad), aired 18 April 1953 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_American_Trail_singles/The%20American%20Trail%2053-04-18%20The%20New%20South.mp3
1. [The Blue Yonder](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/cd67a114e67e), aired 25 April 1953 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_American_Trail_singles/The%20American%20Trail%2053-04-25%20The%20Blue%20Yonder.mp3
1. [The Brave Flag](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/46aa7237322f), aired 2 May 1953 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_American_Trail_singles/The%20American%20Trail%2053-05-02%20The%20Brave%20Flag.mp3
1. [The American Trail Series synopsis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/610ff26c0ec6) (0:28): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_American_Trail_singles/01%20The%20American%20Trail%20Series%20synopsis.mp3
1. [TheAmericanTrail Ep0001 DispatchToNewYork 1953](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/f86dbc8c1b64) (15 min): https://archive.org/download/otr_americantrail/TheAmericanTrail-Ep0001-DispatchToNewYork-1953.mp3
1. [TheAmericanTrail Ep0002 TheNorthwestOrdinance 1953](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/d5b9ceabdb30) (14 min): https://archive.org/download/otr_americantrail/TheAmericanTrail-Ep0002-TheNorthwestOrdinance-1953.mp3
1. [TheAmericanTrail Ep0003 LouisianaPurchase 1953](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/561c84c04065) (15 min): https://archive.org/download/otr_americantrail/TheAmericanTrail-Ep0003-LouisianaPurchase-1953.mp3
1. [TheAmericanTrail Ep0004 LewisAndClarkExpedition 1953](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/5e3d442bbc79) (14 min): https://archive.org/download/otr_americantrail/TheAmericanTrail-Ep0004-LewisAndClarkExpedition-1953.mp3
1. [TheAmericanTrail Ep0005 SamuelSlatorsMachine 1953](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/c3e903c090b5) (15 min): https://archive.org/download/otr_americantrail/TheAmericanTrail-Ep0005-SamuelSlatorsMachine-1953.mp3
1. [TheAmericanTrail Ep0006 TheGoldenOcean 1953](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/b92bc39a71b4) (15 min): https://archive.org/download/otr_americantrail/TheAmericanTrail-Ep0006-TheGoldenOcean-1953.mp3
1. [TheAmericanTrail Ep0007 TheMagicWire 1953](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/efb12894e78c) (15 min): https://archive.org/download/otr_americantrail/TheAmericanTrail-Ep0007-TheMagicWire-1953.mp3
1. [TheAmericanTrail Ep0008 OnToMontarey 1953](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/ee2b0994d50b) (14 min): https://archive.org/download/otr_americantrail/TheAmericanTrail-Ep0008-OnToMontarey-1953.mp3
1. [TheAmericanTrail Ep0009 TheCaliforniaGoldRush 1953](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/ea1212128666) (15 min): https://archive.org/download/otr_americantrail/TheAmericanTrail-Ep0009-TheCaliforniaGoldRush-1953.mp3
1. [TheAmericanTrail Ep0010 TheRichDesert 1953](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/303b94f67d9d) (15 min): https://archive.org/download/otr_americantrail/TheAmericanTrail-Ep0010-TheRichDesert-1953.mp3
1. [TheAmericanTrail Ep0011 TheNewSouth 1953](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/70d8e9e394a7) (15 min): https://archive.org/download/AmericanTrail_191/TheAmericanTrail-Ep0011-TheNewSouth-1953.mp3
1. [TheAmericanTrail Ep0012 The Blue Younder](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/3155fbcc2aff) (14 min): https://archive.org/download/AmericanTrail_191/TheAmericanTrail-Ep0012-The_Blue_Younder.mp3
1. [TheAmericanTrail Ep0013 The Brave Flag](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/american-trail/1f8344ceabd6) (15 min): https://archive.org/download/AmericanTrail_191/TheAmericanTrail-Ep0013_The_Brave_Flag.mp3

A set by the Old Time Radio Researchers Group (otrr.org), at the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio collection.

Nothing here is called public domain on this site's say-so. In the United States, sound recordings first fixed before 15 February 1972 have federal protection under the Music Modernization Act of 2018, for most until 2067 at the latest, so most American radio of the 1930s to the 1950s is not in the public domain there. Each set shows the licence, mark or statement its archive gives, and says whose it is.