The series begins by identifying the key themes that shaped New York's history: commerce and capitalism, diversity and democracy, transformation and creativi... read more
Already established as America's premier port, New York City swelled into the nation's greatest industrial metropolis as a massive wave of German and Irish i... read more
Now the spotlight shines on the growth, glamour and grief of New York during America's giddy postwar "Gilded Age." Exploring the incomparable wealth of the r... read more
As New York spilled into the new century, the extraordinary interplay of capitalism, democracy and transformation surged to a climax. During a single generat... read more
In this short but dazzling period, New York became the focal point of an extraordinary array of human and cultural energies, reaching its highest levels of u... read more
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
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
Examines the rise and fall of the World Trade Center -- from its conception in the post-World War II economic boom, through its controversial construction in... read more
Examines the rise and fall of the World Trade Center -- from its conception in the post-World War II economic boom, through its controversial construction in... read more
A dramatic and compelling consideration of the forces that have transformed New York at the start of the 21st century: the most stunning era of growth and ch... read more