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.
John Kennedy and George Wallace clash over questions of civil rights in early 1960s Alabama.
The work of photographer and author Eudora Welty and her impressions of the south after the turn of the 20th century.
A biography of Robert Moses, single-minded visionary behind many of New York City's largest and most expensive construction projects.
Early American aviators try to cross the planet with primitive planes of limited range and under harsh conditions.
An examination of a the story of a Japanese family in America from their arrival in the US to the days of suspicion during World War II.
The work of a notable civil rights crusader in the late 19th and early 20th century.
A profile of an early environmental dispute over the construction of a dam in California after the earthquake of 1906.
Documentary on the life of civil rights advocate Powell, including his career as a Harlem minister and a US Congressman.
The story behind the mail order tome that brought merchandise (or dreams of it) within reach of Americans far and wide.
Story of a folklore historian who sought to preserve the traditional music of the Appalachians for posterity.
The Americanization of Chinese people in the 1920s and 30s, including public roles that ran counter to their cultural history.
A chronicle of the organized efforts to help slaves find freedom in the north.
The story of Yosemite told through the diary of one of the first white Americans to visit the California valley.
After his famous flight, Charles Lindbergh becomes known to all the world but struggles with life in the limelight.
Documentary on the great influx of immigrants between 1890 and the 1920s.
The trial of Charles Guiteau, a seeming madman who killed President James Garfield.
Chronicle of the 37th President - from his earliest ambitions to his innovative foreign policy and paranoia of perceived rivals.
The story behind orbiting satellites, the "space race," and the proliferation and uses of man-made satellites.
After the stock market crashed in 1929, thousands suffered unemployment and poverty in the Great Depression. The most desperate year, 1932, brought World War I veterans' Bonus March, the election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the New Deal.
America is spanned when the Central Pacific and Union Pacific join track and enable a railroad system that is truly transcontinental.
A history of the three major amusement parks that made Coney Island one of America's favorite recreational diversions in the early to mid 20th century and the ultimate fate of Coney Island.
The rise of the FBI from a minor government bureaucracy to the premiere law enforcement agency in the world under the controversial leadership of J. Edgar Hoover.
P.T. Barnum launches a scheme to bring entertainment and marvels to the country - something that one day becomes "The Greatest Show on Earth."
Recounting the historic attack of 1941, including the planning and military outlook of both the United States and Japan at the time.
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