American Experience
1988 ★ 6.5 37 Seasons EN
Documentary
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
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Ep 1 ★ 6.5 1988-10-04
The Great San Francisco Earthquake
From Enrico Caruso to the ordinary San Franciscan, this film presents vivid memories of those …
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Radio Bikini
Ep 2 1988-10-11
Radio Bikini
While the U.N. debated strategies for control of atomic energy, the U.S. Navy was preparing …
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Ep 3 1988-10-18
Indians, Outlaws and Angie Debo
As a child in 1899, Angie Debo was taken to Oklahoma in a covered wagon. …
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Ep 4 1988-10-25
Eric Sevareid's Not So Wild A Dream
A touching memoir beginning with life in a small Minnesota town and taking us through …
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Ep 5 1988-11-01
The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter
An original look through newsreels, war department films, posters and interviews with five, real-life "Rosies" …
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Ep 6 ★ 7.0 1988-11-08
Do You Mean There Are Still Real Cowboys?
A year in the life of Wyoming cowboys and the ranching families who have lived …
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Ep 7 1988-11-15
Kennedy vs. Wallace: A Crisis Up Close
An intimate portrait of the Kennedy brothers and their confrontation with Alabama Governor George Wallace …
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Geronimo and the Apache Resistance
Ep 8 1988-11-22
Geronimo and the Apache Resistance
The story of a tragic collision of two civilizations, each with startlingly different views of …
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Ep 9 1988-11-29
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: Revisited
An updated look at the Alabama tenant families that Walker Evans and James Agee documented …
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Ep 10 ★ 8.0 1988-12-06
That Rhythm, Those Blues
The evolution of rhythm and blues through the careers of singers Ruth Brown and Charles …
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Ep 11 1988-12-13
The Radio Priest
Father Charles Coughlin, a Roman Catholic priest from Michigan, uses the new power of radio …
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Ep 12 1988-12-20
Hearts and Hands
The design and art of quilting yields intimate clues about the lives of 19th century …
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Ep 13 1988-12-27
Views of a Vanishing Frontier
The journey of Prince Maximilian, German naturalist, and artist Karl Bodmer, who explored the Mississippi …
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Ep 14 1989-01-03
Eudora Welty: One Writer's Beginnings
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Eudora Welty narrates the story of her own Southern childhood and early …
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Ep 15 1989-01-10
The World That Moses Built
From the late 1920s through the 1960s, Robert Moses held almost total power over the …
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Ep 16 1989-01-17
Sins of Our Mothers
A Gothic tale of sin and redemption in 19th century New England. A small town …
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First Air Date
1988-10-04
Last Air Date
2026-01-06
Status
Returning Series
Language
EN
Seasons
37
Total Episodes
396
Episode Runtime
55 min
Rating
6.5 / 10
Votes
48
Network
PBS
Studio
GBH
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