American Experience S07E11 · The Way West (1): Westward, the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (1845-1864)

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A six-hour documentary of how the West was lost and won, from the time of the Gold Rush in 1848 until after the last gasp of the Indian Wars at Wounded Knee in 1893, when the West was settled, subdued, exploited and incorporated into the American empire. Lakotas, Cheyennes, Kiowas, Poncas, Apaches, Nez Perces and Utes fought back, then watched as everything they had was taken from them, their way of life all but destroyed.

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2. 2 2. FDR (2): Fear Itself (1922-1933)1992-10-12 · 55mIn this second episode, the subject is FDR's courageous fight with polio. With his wife Eleanor Roosevelt at his side, FDR, wins the Democratic nomination for president. He takes o
3. 3 3. FDR (3): The Grandest Job in the World (1933-1940)1994-10-13 · 55mIn episode 3, the subject is FDR's leadership of America during the Great Depression. The nation turned to this son of great wealth for a host of social programs that promised a Ne
4. 4 4. FDR (4): The Juggler (1940-1945)1994-10-13 · 55mThe portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt concludes with his years as preside (1932 until his death in 1945), how he dealt with the Great Depression, and his link with Winston Chur
5. 5 5. Telegrams from the Dead1994-10-19 · 55mFor 40 years, a new religion called spiritualism affected the nation as no other ever had. Abraham Lincoln, P.T. Barnum, Frederick Douglass, senators, and scientists argued over th
6. 6 6. Midnight Ramble1994-10-26 · 55mThe little-known story of a black independent film industry that thrived outside of Hollywood and produced close to 500 feature movies for African American audiences between 1910 a
7. 7 7. Battle of the Bulge1994-11-09 · 55mThe history of World War II's "Battle of the Bulge", when the German army launched a major surprise counteroffensive against the American forces that caught them almost completely
8. 10 10. One Woman, One Vote1995-02-15 · 2h 0mFrom Elizabeth Cady Stanton's electrifying call to arms at Seneca Falls in 1848, to the last battle for passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, a recounting of the infighting,
9. 11 11. The Way West (1): Westward, the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (1845-1864)1995-05-08 · 55mA six-hour documentary of how the West was lost and won, from the time of the Gold Rush in 1848 until after the last gasp of the Indian Wars at Wounded Knee in 1893, when the West
10. 12 12. The Way West (2): The Approach of Civilization (1865-1869)1995-05-09 · 55mA six-hour documentary of how the West was lost and won, from the time of the Gold Rush in 1848 until after the last gasp of the Indian Wars at Wounded Knee in 1893, when the West
11. 13 13. The Way West (3): The War for the Black Hills (1870-1876)1995-05-16 · 55mA six-hour documentary of how the West was lost and won, from the time of the Gold Rush in 1848 until after the last gasp of the Indian Wars at Wounded Knee in 1893, when the West
12. 14 14. The Way West (4): Ghost Dance (1877-1893)1995-05-17 · 55mA six-hour documentary of how the West was lost and won, from the time of the Gold Rush in 1848 until after the last gasp of the Indian Wars at Wounded Knee in 1893, when the West