American Ride Season 10

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10x01 JQA aired May 02, 2016

The election of 1824 saw the beginning of a new political era in America. It was the end of the Federalists and the Democratic Republicans, and the end of th... read more

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10x02 Old Hickory and Jacksonian Democracy (1829-1837) aired May 09, 2016

Andrew Jackson was our nation's second military hero to become president. His rise to power ushered in the modern party system, ad the democratic political m... read more

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10x03 Times of Turmoil: Van Buren, Harrison and Tyler aired May 16, 2016

Gone was the powerful personality of Andrew Jackson. Now we were faced with ineffectual leadership and unforeseen tragedy. Martin Van Buren would fire the fu... read more

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10x04 The Alamo aired May 23, 2016

In 1824, Mexico revolted against General Antonio López de Santa Anna. Ten years later, Texas had decided that independence from Mexico was the only sure road... read more

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10x05 James K. Polk: A Man On A Mission aired May 30, 2016

James K. Polk said what he meant and meant what he said, and because of him, the United States now spreads from sea to shining sea. Polk was a man of Manifes... read more

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10x06 A Time of Compromise: Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore aired Jun 06, 2016

The year 1850 was a time of compromise, but neither Zachary Taylor or Millard Fillmore did much to ease the tension. The question of expanding slavery into t... read more

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10x07 Times Of Trouble: Franklin Pierce & James Buchanan aired Jun 13, 2016

The United States was in need of a strong leader, but what we got were Presidents Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan. Despite their best efforts, the two men... read more

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10x08 A Time of Crisis: Abraham Lincoln and the Case for Union aired Jun 20, 2016

When Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated, he became president of a fractured Union. America was poised for what would become the bloodiest chapter in its young h... read more

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10x09 Triumph and Tragedy: Andrew Johnson and Reconstruction aired Jun 27, 2016

Andrew Johnson was truly a victim of circumstance. A Democrat placed on the Republican ticket, Johnson became president after the death of our nation's most ... read more

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10x10 The Enforcer of Federalism: Ulysses S. Grant aired Jul 04, 2016

In 1868, America turned to the war hero and man of the people, Ulysses S. Grant. Grant was a man who would roll up his sleeves and get straight to work. Not ... read more

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