American Experience season 2
| American Experience | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Release | |
| Original network | PBS |
| Original release | October 3, 1989 – January 16, 1990 |
| Season chronology | |
Season two of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 3, 1989 and concluded on January 16, 1990. This is the second season to feature David McCullough as the host. The season contained 15 new episodes and began with the film The Great Air Race of 1924.
Episodes
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | "The Great Air Race of 1924"[1] | David Grubin | Technology | October 3, 1989 |
| 18 | 2 | "Demon Rum"[2] | Thomas Lennon | Popular Culture | October 10, 1989 |
| 19 | 3 | "A Family Gathering"[3] | Lise Yasui | Biographies, Popular Culture | October 17, 1989 |
| 20 | 4 | "The Great War: 1918"[4] | Tom Weidlinger | War | October 31, 1989 |
| 21 | 5 | "Forever Baseball"[5] | Irv Drasnin | Popular Culture | November 7, 1989 |
| 22 | 6 | "Mr. Sears' Catalogue"[6] | Edward Gray & Mark Obenhaus | Biographies | November 14, 1989 |
| 23 | 7 | "Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven"[7] | Jon Else | Native American History, The Natural Environment | November 21, 1989 |
| 24 | 8 | "Adam Clayton Powell"[8] | Richard Kilberg | Biographies, Civil Rights, Politics | November 28, 1989 |
| 25 | 9 | "Journey to America"[9] | Charles Guggenheim | Popular Culture | December 5, 1989 |
| 26 | 10 | "Ballad of a Mountain Man"[10] | David Hoffman | Biographies, Popular Culture | December 12, 1989 |
| 27 | 11 | "Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice"[11] | William Greaves | Biographies, Civil Rights | December 19, 1989 |
| 28 | 12 | "Orphans of the Storm"[12] | Gill Barnes | War | December 26, 1989 |
| 29 | 13 | "Forbidden City, USA"[13] | Arthur Dong | Popular Culture | January 2, 1990 |
| 30 | 14 | "Battle for Wilderness"[14] | Diane Garey & Lawrence Hott | The American West, The Natural Environment | January 9, 1990 |
| 31 | 15 | "Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad"[15] | Orlando Bagwell | Civil Rights | January 16, 1990 |
References
[edit]- ^ "American Experience | The Great Air Race of 1924". PBS. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ "American Experience | Demon Rum". PBS. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ "American Experience | A Family Gathering". PBS. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ "American Experience | The Great War: 1918". PBS. Archived from the original on March 18, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ "American Experience | Forever Baseball". PBS. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ "American Experience | Mr. Sears' Catalogue". PBS. Archived from the original on June 14, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ "American Experience | Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven". PBS. Archived from the original on July 2, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ "American Experience | Adam Clayton Powell". PBS. Archived from the original on May 22, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ "American Experience | Journey to America". PBS. Archived from the original on November 24, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ "American Experience | Ballad of a Mountain Man". PBS. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ "American Experience | Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice". PBS. Archived from the original on November 13, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ "American Experience | Orphans of the Storm". PBS. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ "American Experience | Forbidden City, USA". PBS. Archived from the original on May 14, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ "American Experience | Battle for Wilderness". PBS. Archived from the original on June 27, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ "American Experience | Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad". PBS. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.