The sound of a whip cracking....................

The Execupundit highlights early TV shows that offered a history
lesson - some more accurately than others.  The major theme
appears to have been the rugged individualist and the opening of
the American west.  I had forgotten how much the genre of
"Westerns" dominated my early TV watching.  Michael suggested
we would probably be familiar with at least seven of the shows on
his list. I can remember thirty of them.  Perhaps that is a sign of a
misspent youth, but I don't think so.   Full list is here.