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American Experience season 2

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American Experience
Season 2
No. of episodes15
Release
Original networkPBS
Original releaseOctober 3, 1989 (1989-10-03) –
January 16, 1990 (1990-01-16)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

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

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byCategoriesOriginal air date
171"The Great Air Race of 1924"[1]David GrubinTechnologyOctober 3, 1989 (1989-10-03)
182"Demon Rum"[2]Thomas LennonPopular CultureOctober 10, 1989 (1989-10-10)
193"A Family Gathering"[3]Lise YasuiBiographies, Popular CultureOctober 17, 1989 (1989-10-17)
204"The Great War: 1918"[4]Tom WeidlingerWarOctober 31, 1989 (1989-10-31)
215"Forever Baseball"[5]Irv DrasninPopular CultureNovember 7, 1989 (1989-11-07)
226"Mr. Sears' Catalogue"[6]Edward Gray & Mark ObenhausBiographiesNovember 14, 1989 (1989-11-14)
237"Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven"[7]Jon ElseNative American History, The Natural EnvironmentNovember 21, 1989 (1989-11-21)
248"Adam Clayton Powell"[8]Richard KilbergBiographies, Civil Rights, PoliticsNovember 28, 1989 (1989-11-28)
259"Journey to America"[9]Charles GuggenheimPopular CultureDecember 5, 1989 (1989-12-05)
2610"Ballad of a Mountain Man"[10]David HoffmanBiographies, Popular CultureDecember 12, 1989 (1989-12-12)
2711"Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice"[11]William GreavesBiographies, Civil RightsDecember 19, 1989 (1989-12-19)
2812"Orphans of the Storm"[12]Gill BarnesWarDecember 26, 1989 (1989-12-26)
2913"Forbidden City, USA"[13]Arthur DongPopular CultureJanuary 2, 1990 (1990-01-02)
3014"Battle for Wilderness"[14]Diane Garey & Lawrence HottThe American West, The Natural EnvironmentJanuary 9, 1990 (1990-01-09)
3115"Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad"[15]Orlando BagwellCivil RightsJanuary 16, 1990 (1990-01-16)

References

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  1. ^ "American Experience | The Great Air Race of 1924". PBS. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  2. ^ "American Experience | Demon Rum". PBS. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  3. ^ "American Experience | A Family Gathering". PBS. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  4. ^ "American Experience | The Great War: 1918". PBS. Archived from the original on March 18, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  5. ^ "American Experience | Forever Baseball". PBS. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  6. ^ "American Experience | Mr. Sears' Catalogue". PBS. Archived from the original on June 14, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  7. ^ "American Experience | Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven". PBS. Archived from the original on July 2, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  8. ^ "American Experience | Adam Clayton Powell". PBS. Archived from the original on May 22, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  9. ^ "American Experience | Journey to America". PBS. Archived from the original on November 24, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  10. ^ "American Experience | Ballad of a Mountain Man". PBS. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  11. ^ "American Experience | Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice". PBS. Archived from the original on November 13, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  12. ^ "American Experience | Orphans of the Storm". PBS. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  13. ^ "American Experience | Forbidden City, USA". PBS. Archived from the original on May 14, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  14. ^ "American Experience | Battle for Wilderness". PBS. Archived from the original on June 27, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  15. ^ "American Experience | Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad". PBS. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.