The BEST episodes of American Experience season 13
Every episode of American Experience season 13, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of American Experience season 13!
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 - Secrets of a Master Builder
Season 13 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/30/2000
The contributions of James B. Eads in understanding and altering the great Mississippi River during the second half of the 19th century.
#2 - Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided (1): Ambition
Season 13 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/19/2001
The story of the Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln's childhoods and their courtship is told.
#3 - The Rockefellers (1)
Season 13 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/2000
Biography of the family through four generations and their changing ideas on the use of money and power in America.
#4 - The Rockefellers (2)
Season 13 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/23/2000
Continuation of the biography of one of America's wealthiest and most influential families.
#5 - Streamliners: America's Lost Trains
Season 13 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/5/2001
Chronicle of the short epoch when sleek passenger trains dominated American transportation.
#6 - Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided (5): The Frightful War
Season 13 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/21/2001
While criticism of Abraham Lincoln increases during the Civil War, Mary Lincoln plunges into debt.
#7 - Return with Honor
Season 13 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/13/2000
An account of American P.O.W.s in Vietnam and their return to life in the United States.
#8 - Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind
Season 13 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/2001
The story of Marcus Garvey, his ideas for Black re-settlement in Liberia, and his controversial ideas on race relations.
#9 - Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided (3): Shattered
Season 13 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/20/2001
The Lincolns arrive in Washington with Abraham's ability to lead in question.
#10 - Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
Season 13 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/2/2001
False allegations of rape taint the record of justice in Alabama during the early 1930s.
#11 - Fatal Flood
Season 13 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/16/2001
A story of the flooding of the Mississippi River in 1927 and how it exposed social and racial problems beyond the natural disaster itself.
#12 - Stephen Foster
Season 13 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/23/2001
Chronicle of the short life of one of America's first nationally-recognized songwriters.
#13 - Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided (6): Blind with Weeping
Season 13 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/21/2001
Focuses on the battle of Gettysburg, the surrender at Appomattox and Lincoln's assassination.
#14 - Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided (4): The Dearest of All Things
Season 13 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/20/2001
Mary struggles with personal grief, as Abraham Lincoln becomes consumed with the nation's tragedy.
#15 - Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided (2): We Are Elected
Season 13 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/19/2001
Sheds light on the Lincoln marriage during Abraham's time in Congress and his run for president.