Presented by the University of North Carolina, American Adventure is a historical show of American characters throughout the history of this nation. American Adventure is “a study of man in the new world, of his values and characteristics through the years, who he is, what he believes and lives by. It includes varied interesting stories such as the legend of Johnny Appleseed, African American soldiers during WWI, civil war stories, and about the man who got the idea to lay the Atlantic cable.