Follows the 1924 attempt by four U.S. Army Air Corps biplanes to circumnaviga...
American Experience
Season 2 Episode 6: Forever Baseball
A nostalgic treatment of the national pastime and its meaning in history.
36 SeasonsNov 07, 1989TV-PG1h5
A nostalgic treatment of the national pastime and its meaning in history.
Follows the 1924 attempt by four U.S. Army Air Corps biplanes to circumnaviga...
The spread of Prohibition from Henry Ford's Detroit factories nationwide
Lise Yasui explores three generations of her Japanese-American family - from ...
4. Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
Aired: Oct 24, 1989The work of a notable civil rights crusader in the late 19th and early 20th c...
America's experiences in France during World War I.
A nostalgic treatment of the national pastime and its meaning in history.
Documentary on the life of civil rights advocate Powell, including his career...
The story behind the mail order tome that brought merchandise (or dreams of i...
Affluent, handsome, light-skinned and blond, he could pass for white. But his...
10. Ballad of a Mountain Man: The Story of Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Aired: Dec 5, 1989Story of a folklore historian who sought to preserve the traditional music of...
The Americanization of Chinese people in the 1920s and 30s, including public ...
12. Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil
Aired: Dec 19, 1989Oil exploration and the fortunes and failures of the independent opportunists...
13. Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad
Aired: Dec 26, 1989A chronicle of the organized efforts to help slaves find freedom in the north.
14. Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven
Aired: Jan 2, 1990The story of Yosemite told through the diary of one of the first white Americ...
15. God Bless America and Poland, Too
Aired: Jan 9, 1990Polish immigration in the 1910s and the contributions of Poles to the United ...
16. Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad
Aired: Jan 16, 1990A chronicle of the organized efforts to help slaves find freedom in the north.
Current Status: Currently Airing
Network: PBS
Production Country: United States
Genres:Documentary, History, Biography