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The Bombing of Wall Street | Image Gallery

Laughing at the Expense of Labor and Capital

Puck magazine produced cartoons and satire that caricatured a wide cast of politicians and industrialists, and skewered all types of isms.

The Gilded Age | Article

Ida B. Wells in Brooklyn

Just 30 years after the Civil War, Ida B. Wells and other crusading women sought to realize the promise of the Gilded Age.

The Gilded Age | Article

Carnegie’s Bookshelf

Biographer David Nasaw discusses the industrial titan’s love of a Scottish poet, interest in American history, and devotion to a surly English philosopher.

The Gilded Age | Digital Short

J.P. Morgan: The Financier

When one of the richest men in America feared a collapse of the U.S. dollar, he went to Washington with a bold plan.

Into the Amazon | Digital Short

Cândido Rondon

The explorer was considered the Lewis and Clark of Brazil, and kept Theodore Roosevelt alive on the journey through the Amazon.

Into the Amazon | Digital Short

Isolated Tribes

There are approximately 100 tribes in the Amazon rainforest that have not interacted with the modern world.

Into the Amazon | Article

Diary of an Amazon Journey

Naturalist and explorer George Cherrie kept a meticulous diary of the journey down an uncharted river in the Brazilian Amazon, which he took with Theodore Roosevelt in 1914.

The Race Underground | Digital Short

Blizzard of 1888

It was one of the worst blizzards in American history, dumping four feet of snow and leaving hundreds dead.

Into the Amazon | Article

TR's Bookshelf

Theodore Roosevelt's great-grandson discusses the president's love of Lincoln, penchant for Hungarian poetry, and the book that inspired his conservation legacy.

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Coming in 2018

Executive Producer Mark Samels on what's coming to American Experience in early 2018.

Last Days in Vietnam | Comic

Escape from Saigon

As North Vietnamese forces swept into Saigon in April of 1975, one family risked everything to escape.

The Great War | Digital Short

Le Chemin des Dames

Word of these caves and this graffiti had been passed down from generation to generation. Richard Rubin went in search of them.