Overview
In this 26-part series, prominent historians present America’s story as something that must be presented and debated from a variety of perspectives in order to be truly understood. Their thought-provoking debates and lectures — using first-person narratives, photos, film footage, and documents — will pique students’ interest and encourage them to think critically about the forces that have shaped America.
Details
Status
Ended
Network
PBS
Type
Scripted
Original Language
EN
Creators
Michele Korf
Production Countries
US
Spoken Languages
English
Top Cast
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Seasons
EP 1New World EncountersEP 2English SettlementEP 3Growth and EmpireEP 4The Coming of IndependenceEP 5A New System of GovernmentEP 6Westward ExpansionEP 7The Rise of CapitalismEP 8The Reform ImpulseEP 9SlaveryEP 10The Coming of the Civil WarEP 11The Civil WarEP 12ReconstructionEP 13America at its CentennialEP 14Industrial SupremacyEP 15The New CityEP 16The WestEP 17Capital and LaborEP 18TR and WilsonEP 19A Vital ProgressivismEP 20The TwentiesEP 21FDR and the DepressionEP 22World War IIEP 23The FiftiesEP 24The SixtiesEP 25Contemporary HistoryEP 26The Redemptive Imagination