I was 9 years old when this wonderful series aired and I quickly became infatuated with it. Every Friday night I raced home on my bicycle, humming that inspiring theme music, to watch the next episode. I am still playing that music in my mind 45 years later. The shows on Nathan Hale, Harriet Tubman, the Confederate submarine Hunley and the WWII soldier played by James MacArthur still stand out vividly in my memory, although I never saw them more than once. This series was a huge source of my lifelong love of history and I was heartbroken when it ended after only one year. If it could only be brought back in reruns, or at least in DVD format, The Great Adventure would surely prove its timeless quality to more generations.
Review of The Great Adventure
