Special Features
- Interview: Laura Hillenbrand
- Primary Resources: Tribute to a Hero
- General Article: The Eastern vs. Western Rivalry
- Biography: Red Pollard
- Biography: Agnes Conlon
- General Article: Racing and Radio Broadcasts
One of the most remarkable thoroughbred racehorses in history, Seabiscuit was the long shot that captured America's heart during the Depression.
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.
Secrets of a Master Builder
Engineer James Eads tamed the mighty Mississippi, turning New Orleans into the second largest port in the nation.
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A Family Gathering
The personal journey of three generations of a Japanese American family, including their stint in internment camps during World War II.
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Chicago 1968
The 1968 Democratic National Convention saw a clash of political visions on the convention floor and violence outside on the streets of Chicago.
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The Greely Expedition
A daunting story of shipwreck, starvation, mutiny and cannibalism amongst a group left abandoned in the high Arctic.
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Minik, the Lost Eskimo
In 1897, Arctic explorer Robert Peary caused a sensation when he returned from Greenland with five Eskimos.
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New York: A Documentary Film
The history of New York City and the people and forces that have shaped it over the past 400 years is told in a seven-part 14.5-hour series.
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Let Us Now Praise Famous Men - Revisited
An updated look at the Alabama tenant farmer families that Walker Evans and James Agee documented in their 1936 Pulitzer Prize-winning book.
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Lindbergh
The first man to fly across the Atlantic, Charles Lindbergh was unprepared for the attention, particularly after his son was kidnapped.
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