American Ride

If you want to understand why American has been the greatest nation on Earth, and why we are the way we are, watch American Ride. The foundation of America is yours to learn for the very first time. These shows are "Not your high school history class". Stan Ellsworth will take you to where American History happened. Not just the physical locations, but with his ability to bring early American history to life with stories and reasons why they happened.... not just cold facts.

This should be required viewing in every American History class in America. We need to remember where we came from to know where we are going.

Extremely well done show. Also a great show for older children and teens. I hate to miss any episode about the Revolutionary or Civil Wars. When Stan Ellsworth talks about either of these, you get a SOLID background that gives you the REAL feeling of what was going on, how the people lived, what they sacrificed, a lot of real world details that put you right into their era. I love all the pictures, drawings, and illustrations shown from that era, as well as the video of how these places look today. Stan grips you with his fervor and energy. In learning many things not well known from the standard textbooks, you have a greater understanding about the issue of Freedom and Liberty. Today, we take for granted the invaluable gift we've been given from the enormous sacrifices of so many people. Watching this show helped me see the crippling effects of today's Federal Bureaucracy. Bureaucrats should not be dictating to Us and Congress. Who you vote into Congress DOES make a difference. This show portrays the many simple people who made a great difference, one man and one woman at a time.

I don't know what I was expecting when I first tuned into American Ride, especially when Stan Ellsworth first came on the screen. I saw a burly, long-haired and mustachioed Harley rider with a gruff voice and denim vest. In two minutes, I was totally enthralled. U S History class was never like this! Stan is passionate about his country, and is able to present its history in an interesting and entertaining way. I have learned more about the Revolutionary War and its heroes than I ever knew before. Stan often explains battles by drawing on a tabletop. and rides his Hog directly to the New England sites I have heard of all my life but will probably never see. His eloquent narrative is illustrated with classic American artwork, and is have heard him get choked up from time to time. This excellent show needs to be seen by every citizen of the United States, whatever their age. I cannot praise this program, and Stan Ellsworth, highly enough!

I kind of stumbled onto this program a little over a year ago while surfing through the guide. I've been hooked on it since. Though history wasn't one of my best subjects in school, it was interesting because I had a few teachers who were passionate about teaching. As passionate as they were, Stan Ellsworth's passion for history is leagues above. I love that he's out there on his "Iron Horse" as well. If teachers in general presented their subject matter like he does, we wouldn't be trailing the most of the world in many aspects of education. No matter where he and the crew are, whether it be in the Rocky Mountains doing a story about finding the Northwest Passage to New Orleans revisiting the Louisiana Purchase, to Normandy Beach and D-Day, you can't help but get caught up in it. From being excited about discoveries of the famous explorers of America to the somber feeling of lives lost in the battles for our independence or against the German war machine in Europe, and interviews with survivors, you are there with them. It's that fascinating. I've recorded many of the episodes and often will watch a half dozen in a row. Thanks for bringing us back to reality, Stan, Harley Davidson and the rest of the crew.

I wish that Stan Ellsworth had been my American History teacher. This body of work that he has produced not only gives greater detail than what the typical high school class will give a student but corrects a lot of the myths both good and bad. I am going to have my grandchildren watch this series. They will probably come away knowing more than their teachers. Robert C. Myers, Ph.D.