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American Experience season 10

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American Experience
Season 10
No. of episodes9
Release
Original networkPBS
Original releaseOctober 5, 1997 (1997-10-05) –
April 13, 1998 (1998-04-13)
Season chronology
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Season ten of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 5, 1997 and concluded on April 13, 1998. This is the tenth season to feature David McCullough as the host, and the show celebrated its 10th anniversary. The season contained nine new episodes and began with the first part of the film Truman.

Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byCategoriesOriginal air date
1131"Truman (Part 1)"[1]David GrubinBiographies, Politics, Presidents, WarOctober 5, 1997 (1997-10-05)
1142"Truman (Part 2)"David GrubinBiographies, Politics, Presidents, WarOctober 6, 1997 (1997-10-06)
1153"A Midwife's Tale"[2]Richard P. RogersBiographiesJanuary 19, 1998 (1998-01-19)
1164"Mr. Miami Beach"[3]Mark DavisBiographiesFebruary 2, 1998 (1998-02-02)
1175"Influenza 1918"[4]Robert KennerTechnologyFebruary 9, 1998 (1998-02-09)
The film examines the outbreak of the 1918 flu pandemic within the United States, one of the worst epidemics in the nations history.
1186"Reagan (Part 1)"[5]Adriana BoschBiographies, Politics, PresidentsFebruary 23, 1998 (1998-02-23)

  • Part 1: "Lifeguard"
1197"Reagan (Part 2)"Austin HoytBiographies, Politics, PresidentsFebruary 24, 1998 (1998-02-24)

  • Part 2: "An American Crusade"
1208"Surviving the Dust Bowl"[6]Chana GazitThe Natural EnvironmentMarch 2, 1998 (1998-03-02)
1219"Riding the Rails"[7]Lexy Lovell & Michael UysPopular CultureApril 13, 1998 (1998-04-13)

References

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  1. ^ "American Experience | Truman". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  2. ^ "American Experience | A Midwife's Tale". PBS. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "American Experience | Mr. Miami Beach". PBS. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  4. ^ "American Experience | Influenza 1918". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  5. ^ "American Experience | Reagan". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  6. ^ "American Experience | Surviving the Dust Bowl". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  7. ^ "American Experience | Riding the Rails". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.