History on the Road has been described as a history-themed Route 66 --  only with the likes of Ken Burns and Anthony Bourdain as its wayfaring Buzz and Tod. While that’s not bad, it goes only so far. That's because rather than park their Stingray in some dusty cowtown to put in time at the feedlot, it'll be the job of History on the Road's peripatetic pair to find the American past as it lives on -- gloriously, gaudily, movingly, naively and often unseen – in the American present.

 

Unlike most history programs with their droning academics and staid images, History on the Road will involve a classic American car, lots of blacktop and, of course, American history.  Driving the first two of these, the series' host will join with a succession of shotgun-riding guests (see "The Riders," below) to travel the country's famous and forgotten historic trails. Whether following Washington to Valley Forge or flower children to Woodstock, they'll encounter -- not just the sites, architecture, battlegrounds, landscapes, people and museums relevant to the history being covered -- but true Americana in the form of the route's historically-themed diners, dives, drive-ins, festivals, fun parks and