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Interview with Linda Edquist
21:27
Conservation Specialist Linda Edquist demonstrates preservation techniques.
Attica Prison Riot
16:22
Interviews from Robert Douglass and Frank Smith, both involved in the Attica Prison Riot.
The Rockefellers Chapter One
9:37
John D. Rockefeller was the world's first billionaire and the most hated man in America.
Behind the Scenes with Cinematographer Boyd Estus
2:58
Cinematographer Boyd Estus talks filming for historical documentary.
The Government's Plan
1:06
Building the 700 foot high dam was only one piece of the puzzle.
Rerouting the Colorado River
0:44
Workers moved the Colorado River from the bed it had known for 12 million years.
Influenza: Chapter 1
9:49
Watch chapter 1 of Influenza
Alfred Beach's Subway Plan
1:31
The first effort to build a subway dates back to the 1850s with Alfred Ely Beach.
Trailer | Influenza 1918 | American Experience
0:30
The worst epidemic in American history, killing over 600,000.
Surviving the Dust Bowl: Chapter 1
9:08
Watch chapter 1 of Surviving the Dust Bowl.
Constructing New York's First Subway
1:23
At least 7,700 men would be needed to build the Interborough Rapid Transit, or IRT.
Engineering in the Late 19th Century
1:07
In the late 19th-century, an engineer was regarded as a god-like figure.
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