American Experience Season 14

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14x01 New York (6): The City of Tomorrow (1929-1941) aired Sep 10, 2001

In little more than ten years, immense new forces were unleashed in New York, from the Depression itself to the New Deal, which permanently altered the city ... read more

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14x02 New York (7): The City and the World (1945-2000) aired Sep 17, 2001

In exploring the social, economic and physical forces that swept through the city in the post-war period, Episode Seven examines the great African-American m... read more

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14x03 War Letters aired Nov 11, 2001

An episode that focuses on the letters that passed between soldiers and those at home during American history.

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14x04 Woodrow Wilson (1): A Passionate Man aired Jan 06, 2002

The contributions of a history professor and college administrator to the American presidency in the first part of the 20th century.

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14x05 Woodrow Wilson (2): The Redemption of the World aired Jan 13, 2002

The contributions of a history professor and college administrator to the American presidency in the first part of the 20th century.

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14x06 Mount Rushmore aired Jan 20, 2002

The grand vision of sculptor Gutzon Borgum and the logistics behind the massive monument located in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

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14x07 Miss America aired Jan 27, 2002

The growth of the famed beauty contest from a small promotional event for late-season tourism to a national phenomenon.

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14x08 Zoot Suit Riots aired Feb 10, 2002

Racial tensions in 1942 Los Angeles resulting from conflicts between young Mexican-American men and off-duty sailors.

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14x09 Monkey Trial aired Feb 17, 2002

Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan square-off in a battle of rhetoric and legal manuevers over the teaching of evolution in Tennessee.

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14x10 Public Enemy #1 aired Feb 24, 2002

The career and violent death of bank robber John Dillinger and the role of the FBI in finally stopping him.

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14x11 Ansel Adams aired Apr 21, 2002

From the day that a 14-year-old Ansel Adams first saw the transcendent beauty of the Yosemite Valley, his life was, in his words, "colored and modulated by t... read more

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14x12 A Brilliant Madness aired Apr 28, 2002

Story of the life of MIT mathematician John Nash - from exceptional theory to struggles with mental illness.

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14x13 Ulysses S. Grant (1): The Warrior aired May 05, 2002

The military career and troubled administration of the 15th President of the United States.

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14x14 Ulysses S. Grant (2): The President aired May 12, 2002

The military career and troubled administration of the 15th President of the United States.

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14x15 U.S. Grant: Warrior aired Jan 10, 2011

A profile of Ulysses S. Grant, chronicling how he rose from obscurity to become a Civil War hero whose exploits earned him the nickname "Unconditional Surren... read more

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