S2 E1 • The Great Air Race of 1924

Early American aviators try to cross the planet with primitive planes of limited range and under harsh conditions.

Première diffusion : 3 octobre 1989

S2 E2 • Demon Rum

The story of how prohibition went from local preferences to national law, with specific reference to its application in Detroit, MI.

Première diffusion : 10 octobre 1989

S2 E3 • A Family Gathering

An examination of a the story of a Japanese family in America from their arrival in the US to the days of suspicion during World War II.

Première diffusion : 17 octobre 1989

S2 E4 • Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice

The work of a notable civil rights crusader in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Première diffusion : 20 octobre 1989

S2 E5 • The Great War: 1918

America enters the fighting in what is now called World War I.

Première diffusion : 31 octobre 1989

S2 E6 • Forever Baseball

A nostalgic treatment of the national pastime and its meaning in history.

Première diffusion : 7 novembre 1989

S2 E7 • Adam Clayton Powell

Documentary on the life of civil rights advocate Powell, including his career as a Harlem minister and a US Congressman.

Première diffusion : 14 novembre 1989

S2 E8 • Mr. Sears' Catalogue

The story behind the mail order tome that brought merchandise (or dreams of it) within reach of Americans far and wide.

Première diffusion : 21 novembre 1989

S2 E9 • Battle for Wilderness

A profile of an early environmental dispute over the construction of a dam in California after the earthquake of 1906.

Première diffusion : 5 décembre 1989

S2 E10 • Ballad of a Mountain Man

Story of a folklore historian who sought to preserve the traditional music of the Appalachians for posterity.

Première diffusion : 12 décembre 1989

S2 E11 • Forbidden City, USA

The Americanization of Chinese people in the 1920s and 30s, including public roles that ran counter to their cultural history.

Première diffusion : 19 décembre 1989

S2 E12 • Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil

Oil exploration and the fortunes and failures of the independent opportunists who searched for it.

Première diffusion : 8 janvier 1990

S2 E13 • Roots of Resistance: A Story of the Underground Railroad

A chronicle of the organized efforts to help slaves find freedom in the north.

Première diffusion : 15 janvier 1990

S2 E14 • Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven

The story of Yosemite told through the diary of one of the first white Americans to visit the California valley.

Première diffusion : 29 janvier 1990

S2 E15 • God Bless America and Poland, Too

Episode focusing on Polish immigration in the 1910s and the contributions of Poles to the United States.

Première diffusion : 12 février 1990