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Season 29 – American Experience

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"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. Many of the program's documentaries have received major honors in the broadcasting community, including Emmy, Peabodys and duPont-Columbia University awards.

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08/29/2021 tgtrt5t5t45t45t5t45t45t See more vincent h @inVinceble 07/08/2018 The Great War (Episodes 6 through 8, airing 10-12 April 2017) is brilliant documentary storytelling. See more Read all reviews
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Oliver Platt

Narrator

Mary-Louise Parker

Voice

Campbell Scott

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Blythe Danner

Voice

Courtney B. Vance

Voice

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 10, 2017 Command and Control: American Experience A minute-by-minute account of the 1980 nuclear accident at an Arkansas Titan II missile complex. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 24, 2017 Rachel Carson Scientist Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring" and other writings advance the global environmental movement. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 31, 2017 The Race Underground Engineers overcome challenges to construct America's first subway system in Boston. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 7, 2017 Oklahoma City The extremist militia movement leads to the worst domestic terrorist attack in American history -- the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 14, 2017 Ruby Ridge Eyewitness accounts of the 1992 FBI siege at Ruby Ridge include the daughter of Randy Weaver, the man arrested following a standoff with police, and the federal agents on the scene. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 10, 2017 The Great War The American experience during World War I, beginning with Woodrow Wilson's vision for a new democratic world order and the mobilization of an army to fight in France. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 11, 2017 The Great War Four million men of all backgrounds serve in America's first mass conscripted army; Americans help the French hold the line at Belleau Wood; the reality of war hits home. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 12, 2017 The Great War Led by Gen. John Pershing, the Meuse-Argonne Offensive charts the way to peace; the flu sweeps through the U.S.; the war ends on Nov. 11, 1918. Details

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American Experience — Season 29

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Season Info

Network
PBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 10, 2017