The BEST episodes of American Experience season 11
Every episode of American Experience season 11, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of American Experience season 11!
Presents an absorbing look at the personalities, events and resources that have had a profound impact on the shaping of America's past and present.
#1 - America 1900 (3): A Great Civilized Power
Season 11 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/25/1998
America 1900 presents a comprehensive picture of what life was like in the United States at the turn of the century. Both the program and the site offer compelling images, information, and documents about American life. Students will be able to grasp historical concepts and issues through the stories of ordinary people across the country. Diverse voices and faces will help expand students' knowledge and understanding of the time period and how it relates to our lives today. The program also explores key themes such as the impact of technology, the rise of racism, immigration and the search for a national identity, and the rise of America as a world power. A film by David Grubin Productions, Inc. Produced and directed by David Grubin. Written by Judy Crichton and David Grubin.
#2 - Hoover Dam
Season 11 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/18/1999
The story behind building one of the greatest Depression-era projects, the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River.
#3 - America 1900 (2): Change Is in the Air
Season 11 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/18/1998
America 1900 presents a comprehensive picture of what life was like in the United States at the turn of the century. Both the program and the site offer compelling images, information, and documents about American life. Students will be able to grasp historical concepts and issues through the stories of ordinary people across the country. Diverse voices and faces will help expand students' knowledge and understanding of the time period and how it relates to our lives today. The program also explores key themes such as the impact of technology, the rise of racism, immigration and the search for a national identity, and the rise of America as a world power. A film by David Grubin Productions, Inc. Produced and directed by David Grubin. Written by Judy Crichton and David Grubin.
#4 - America 1900 (1): Spirit of the Age
Season 11 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/18/1998
America 1900 presents a comprehensive picture of what life was like in the United States at the turn of the century. Both the program and the site offer compelling images, information, and documents about American life. Students will be able to grasp historical concepts and issues through the stories of ordinary people across the country. Diverse voices and faces will help expand students' knowledge and understanding of the time period and how it relates to our lives today. The program also explores key themes such as the impact of technology, the rise of racism, immigration and the search for a national identity, and the rise of America as a world power. A film by David Grubin Productions, Inc. Produced and directed by David Grubin. Written by Judy Crichton and David Grubin.
#5 - America 1900 (4): Anything Seemed Possible
Season 11 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/25/1998
America 1900 presents a comprehensive picture of what life was like in the United States at the turn of the century. Both the program and the site offer compelling images, information, and documents about American life. Students will be able to grasp historical concepts and issues through the stories of ordinary people across the country. Diverse voices and faces will help expand students' knowledge and understanding of the time period and how it relates to our lives today. The program also explores key themes such as the impact of technology, the rise of racism, immigration and the search for a national identity, and the rise of America as a world power. A film by David Grubin Productions, Inc. Produced and directed by David Grubin. Written by Judy Crichton and David Grubin.
#6 - Race for the Superbomb
Season 11 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/11/1999
The United States and the Soviet Union work on weapons even more powerful than the earlier atomic bomb during the height of the Cold War.
#7 - Alone on the Ice
Season 11 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/8/1999
An account of Robert Byrd's adventures at the poles and his trials in Antarctica.
#8 - Rescue at Sea
Season 11 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/15/1999
The collision of two large ocean-going vessels in 1909 puts the new wireless telegraph to the test.
#9 - Meltdown at Three Mile Island
Season 11 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/22/1999
An account of the causes of the partial core meltdown at the Pennsylvania nuclear power plant in 1979 and the reactions of staff and the public.
#10 - Lost in the Grand Canyon
Season 11 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/5/1999
Geologist and explorer John Wesley Powell undertakes a dangerous water trip down the Colorado River with a crew of adventure-seekers.
#11 - Fly Girls
Season 11 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/24/1999
The lives of the Women Air Service Pilots (WASPs) and their flying exploits within the US during World War II.
#12 - MacArthur (1): Destiny
Season 11 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/17/1999
Part 1 of a two-part biography of Douglas MacArthur takes "America's first soldier" from his brilliant WWI service into WWII, when his knack for alienating superiors hindered his "return" to the Philippines.
#13 - MacArthur (2): The Politics of War
Season 11 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/18/1999
The conclusion of MacArthur focuses on his "return" to the Philippines in 1944, his years as Supreme Allied Commander in Japan after the war and his controversial command in Korea.