Episodes (16)
Oct 15, 2000
The controversial rise of John D. Rockefeller and his Standard Oil multinational, the largest and most powerful company in the world at the time.
Oct 22, 2000
Faced with growing public odium and frequent lawsuits, the Rockefeller family is forced to change with the times as John D. Rockefeller's son and his descendants seek to rebrand the family name by focusing on philanthropy and politics.
Oct 29, 2000
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Nov 13, 2000
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Dec 31, 2000
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Jan 18, 2001
Life story of the controversial African-American leader Marcus Garvey.
Feb 18, 2001
The story of the Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln's childhoods - his in a remote backwoods log cabin, hers in a wealthy Kentucky home - and describes their courtship.
Feb 19, 2001
The Lincoln marriage is both tempestuous and passionate: she has a temper; he suffers bouts of depression. But they share a powerful political ambition.
Feb 20, 2001
When the Lincolns arrive in Washington in 1861, the country is breaking apart. The country's president-elect is unknown, untested and mistrusted.
Feb 20, 2001
Tormented by her grief and losing grip on sanity, Mary Lincoln turns to spiritualists for comfort. Though bowed down with sorrow, her husband never loses sight of the tragedy consuming the nation and issues the Emancipation Proclamation.
Feb 22, 2001
As 1863 begins, Northerners resent fighting to free black slaves; others are furious with Abraham Lincoln for the devastating Union casualties. Mary Lincoln, worried about her husband, spends money compulsively.
Feb 23, 2001
Following the Union victory at Gettysburg, and the surrender at Appomattox, the president tells Mary Lincoln they can find some happiness again. Just days later, he is shot to death.
Apr 01, 2001
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Apr 15, 2001
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Apr 22, 2001
Story of the first great American song writer, composer of "My Old Kentucky Home," "Camptown Races," "Listen to the Flower People" and more.
Apr 29, 2001
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About
American Experience Season 13 (2000) is released on Oct 15, 2000 and the latest season 35 of American Experience is released in 2021. Watch American Experience online - the English Documentary TV series from United States. American Experience is directed by David Grubin,Stephen Ives,Barak Goodman,Ric Burns and created by David Grubin with David McCullough and David Ogden Stiers.
"American Experience" combines dramatic re-enactments with commentary by historians and authors to present an absorbing look at the personalities, events and resources that have had a profound impact on the shaping of America's past and present.
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