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13 Episodes 2013 - 2014
Episode 1
Mon, Oct 7, 2013
American politics in the Gilded Age was rife with graft and corruption. The American people demanded something different. Could presidents Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, and Cleveland be the right men when America felt it was time for a change?
Episode 2
Mon, Oct 14, 2013
The Gilded Age saw a boom in immigration to the United States. The Statue of Liberty had lifter her lamp "beside the golden door" and the poor and weary of the world came to enjoy the blessings of freedom and the hope of a new beginning.
Episode 3
Mon, Oct 21, 2013
Inventors like Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla use their inventions to reinvent modern life during the Gilded Age. Stan shares the stories of these pioneers and how their contributions to technology changed the world.
Episode 4
Mon, Oct 28, 2013
Titans of the Industrial Revolution like Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and Cornelius Vanderbilt find massive economic success in the early 20th century. Stan shares how these men transformed the nature of American industry.
Episode 5
Mon, Nov 4, 2013
As industry and commerce boom during the Gilded Age, civil rights movements emerge to protect the rights of workers, women, and African Americans. Stan explores the events that inspire these social awakenings across the country.
Episode 6
Mon, Nov 11, 2013
The Spanish-American War begins as control over the Philippines and Cuba is contested. Host Stan Ellsworth examines how the influence of yellow journalism fans the flames of the war.
Episode 7
Mon, Nov 25, 2013
Stan recounts the life and legacy of Theodore Roosevelt and describes how his achievements as president made America a global superpower.
Episode 8
Mon, Dec 2, 2013
President Woodrow Wilson ushers in a new age of American politics with multiple pioneering policies. Host Stan Ellsworth describes President Wilson's struggle to remain neutral as war ignites in Europe.
Episode 9
Mon, Dec 9, 2013
Stan travels to France to examine the events that brought the United States into World War I where trench warfare and new technologies prove to be costly to the Allied forces.
Episode 10
Mon, Dec 16, 2013
Stan travels to France to share the story of the Meuse-Argonne offensive led by Sergeant Alvin York. The results of the offensive push the Central powers to an armistice and lead to the creation of the Treaty of Versailles.
Episode 11
Mon, Jan 6, 2014
An industrial boom after the Great War ushers in an era of excess as Broadway, Hollywood, and baseball provide the average American with new forms of entertainment.
Episode 12
Wed, Nov 13, 2013
The Roaring '20s come to a screeching halt as the stock market crash of 1929 devastates the American economy. Professor of Economics Larry T. Wimmer breaks down how certain economic practices led to this infamous era.
Episode 13
Wed, Nov 13, 2013
In this special edition of American Ride, host Stan Ellsworth travels to South Bend, Indiana, to share the history of the University of Notre Dame.