American Experience Season 10

October. 05,1997
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8.6
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TV-PG
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American Experience Season 10 Full Episode Guide

Episode 9 - Riding the Rails
First Aired: April. 13,1998

During the Depression-era 1930's, tens of thousands of teenagers hopped freight trains in search of a better life elsewhere. What they found was a mixture of adventure, camaraderie, hardship and loneliness. The evocative stories of teen hoboes crisscrossing America during tough times.

Episode 8 - Surviving the Dust Bowl
First Aired: March. 02,1998

Children of 1930s Plains farmers recall the Dust Bowl, the eight-year drought that was made far worse by the 30 years of aggressive farming that preceded it. "A lot of people thought it was the end of the world," one survivor says.

Episode 7 - Reagan (2): An American Crusade
Episode 6 - Reagan (1): Lifeguard
First Aired: February. 23,1998

The life and legacy of Ronald Reagan are examined in a two-part study, beginning with his impoverished childhood; his start as a radio sportscaster and career as an actor; his two terms as governor of California; and his 1980 election to the Presidency. Among those interviewed: Nancy Reagan and Ron Reagan Jr.

Episode 5 - Influenza 1918
First Aired: February. 09,1998

Chronicling the epidemic of the Spanish flu in 1918, which claimed “more than 600,000 lives.” Included: futile attempts to develop a vaccine; and how the virus spread to Europe.

Episode 4 - Mr. Miami Beach
First Aired: February. 02,1998

Recalling the life of Carl Fisher, the entrepreneur who “sold the glamour of Florida” and turned a swampland into Miami Beach. Included: how he developed the resort town using topsoil from the Everglades and sand from Biscayne Bay.

Episode 3 - A Midwife's Tale
First Aired: January. 19,1998

Chronicling the efforts of historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich to gather facts about early American life through the diaries of Maine resident and midwife Martha Ballard (1735?-1812). Included: dramatizations of some of the passages; and the use of town documents to supplement some of Ballard's accounts.

Episode 2 - Truman (2): The Moon, the Stars and All the Planets
Episode 1 - Truman (1): An Accident of Democracy
First Aired: October. 05,1997

A study of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president. Part 1 covers his service during World War I; his accomplishments as a small-time Kansas City politician; his two terms as a Missouri senator.

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