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Jean Shepherd's America

Season 2 · Episode 3

Bourbon and Major Wilkes' Rocking Chair

0.028mMay 7, 1985

Spanish moss...stately mansions...a mint julep, fine cigar and the rocking chair on the veranda...the best of the Old South comes to life when Shep pays a visit.

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Episodes

Episode 1Mosquitoes and Moon Pies
Episode 2Filthy Rich at Last
Episode 3Bourbon and Major Wilkes' Rocking Chair
Episode 4The Great American Tourist Trap
Episode 5Cha-Cha Lessons on C Deck at 9am
Episode 6Down in Death Valley
Episode 7The Devil on the Bayou
Episode 8I Love Cars, So There, Ralph Nader!
Episode 9Chicago, Chicago, That Toddlin' Town
Episode 10Here Today, Guam Tomorrow