Special Features
- Biography: Frank Crowe
- Preview: Hoover Dam Preview
- Biography: Herbert Hoover
- Teacher's Resources: Teacher's Guide
- Biography: Walker "Brig" Young
- Biography: The Men of Six Companies
During the Great Depression, Americans built the Hoover Dam, overcoming technical challenges to erect one of the greatest engineering works in history.
My American Experience
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Did you or a family member experience life in America in the 1930s? What does the decade mean to you? Share your American experience with us.
Grand Coulee Dam
The contradictory history of a dam that became a statement of American power and prestige.
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Building the Alaska Highway
The Alaskan Highway stands today as one of the boldest homeland security initiatives ever undertaken.
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Coney Island
The internationally famous carnival of delights in New York was the birthplace of the hot dog and the roller coaster.
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The Mormons
From Joseph Smith's discovery of gold tablets to persecution, migration, and settlement in Utah, the film explores the history of the most American of religions.
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Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern
A personal story of one family's dramatic effort to hold onto their family farm in Iowa as massive foreclosures sweep the nation in the 1990s.
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Remember the Alamo
In the early 1830s, Texas, ruled by Mexico, held 20,000 U.S. settlers and 4,000 Mexican Tejanos, forcing residents to pick sides.
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Golden Gate Bridge
After 18 years of struggles, the Golden Gate Bridge opened on May 27, 1937.
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