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16 Episodes 1988 - 1989
Episode 1
Tue, Oct 4, 1988 60 mins
Eyewitnesses, archival footage and stills recall the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, including the ensuing three-day inferno; and the recovery program, which culminated in 1915, when the city hosted a World's Fair.
Episode 2
Fri, Jun 10, 1988 60 mins
"Radio Bikini," a 1987 documentary, recalls 1946 A-bomb tests conducted by the U.S. Navy in the Pacific. Included: declassified footage, newsreels and interviews with eyewitnesses. Directed by Robert Stone.
Episode 3
Tue, Oct 18, 1988 60 mins
Recounting the subjugation of Native Americans in Oklahoma through a profile of historian Angie Debo, who challenged "the accepted version of Indian history" in her 1940 book, "And Still the Waters Run."
Episode 4
Tue, Oct 25, 1988 60 mins
Recalling journalist Eric Sevareid's life and career. Included: his high-school days in Minneapolis; and his war reports on Nazi Germany.
Episode 5
Tue, Nov 1, 1988 60 mins
Women discuss their roles as World War II munitions workers, the liberation the work gave them, sexual and racial tensions they faced, and their disillusionment after the war. Included: archival footage, stills and music of the period. Host: David McCullough.
Episode 6
Tue, Nov 8, 1988 60 mins
A visit to Big Piney, Wyo., where life on the range is observed. Included: a ranch where the entire herd was sold to avoid foreclosure; a successful ranch. Narrator: Glenn Close. Host: David McCullough.
Episode 7
Tue, Nov 15, 1988 60 mins
"Kennedy vs. Wallace: A Crisis Up Close," a 1963 documentary on the presidential decision-making process, filmed during the integration of the University of Alabama. Produced by Robert Drew.
Episode 8
Tue, Nov 22, 1988 57 mins
Descendants of Chiricahua Apache warriors attempt to dispel myths surrounding Geronimo and the Apache resistance, a 20-year struggle between Apaches and settlers in the 19th-century Southwest.
Episode 9
Tue, Nov 29, 1988 60 mins
The 1936 journey of writer James Agee and photographer Walker Evans through Alabama sharecropper country, which inspired their 1941 book, "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men." A 1979 BBC film.
Episode 10
Tue, Dec 6, 1988 60 mins
Reflecting on R&B, the music that gave rise to rock and roll. Included: recollections of singers, musicians, record producers and deejays. Host: David McCullough.
Episode 11
Tue, Dec 13, 1988 60 mins
The life of Father Charles Coughlin, "The Radio Priest" of the '30s who captivated millions with his voice of dissent and bigotry. Included: Coughlin's positive view of Nazism. Host: David McCullough.
Episode 12
Tue, Dec 20, 1988 60 mins
The story of 19th-century women through the quilts they created. Included: slave quilts, crazy quilts, whaling motifs, Civil War designs and bold, geometric Native American patterns.
Episode 13
Tue, Dec 27, 1988 60 mins
"Views of a Vanishing Frontier" portrays Native Americans living along the Missouri River during the 1830s, as seen through the works of a Swiss painter and the diary of a German aristocrat who sailed the waterway.
Episode 14
Tue, Jan 3, 1989 60 mins
"Eudora Welty: One Writer's Beginnings" profiles the author, who recalls her childhood and life in Jackson, Miss. A 1987 BBC film based on her 1984 autobiographical work. Narrator: Charles Kuralt.
Episode 15
Tue, Jan 10, 1989 60 mins
A profile of master builder Robert Moses, who "transformed the look and character of New York" from the late 1920s through the 1960s. Included: the UN, Lincoln Center and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
Episode 16
Tue, Jan 17, 1989 60 mins
Recalling the story of a 19th-century woman ostracized for having an illegitimate child. Amanda Plummer narrates. Host: David McCullough.