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Andrew Carnegie embodied the American dream: the immigrant who went from rags to riches.
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The determined people who clung to their homes and way of life enduring drought and dust.
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By the mid-1800s New York City was one of the most crowded places on earth.
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Airs Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
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A preview for "The Abolitionists," premiering January 8, 15 & 22, 2013.
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Premiering Nov 11 & 12, 9/8c. The biography of one of America's most beloved leaders.
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Executive Producer Mark Samels on what is coming up on American Experience this winter.
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On October 4, 1988. PBS broadcast The American Experience’s first documentary.
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Executive Producer Mark Samels describes the new documentaries coming in February to PBS.
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