The makers of Transcontinental Railroad traveled back and forth across the original route of the railroad, looking for locations, stories, and images. Explore the path of the original railroad through six Western states with producer Mark Zwonitzer as your guide.
When press reports of the dire situation in the Dust Bowl appeared throughout the country, John L. McCarty, the outspoken young editor of the "Dalhart Texan" newspaper, rushed to the region's defense.
Read about the life of 41st President of the United States George Herbert Walker Bush, a man born to both economic and political privilege, and tutored in modesty.
This guide has been created to accompany Clinton, a four-hour AMERICAN EXPERIENCE documentary that presents a rich biographical portrait of America's 42nd president.
Houdini was drawn into the great debate over Spiritualism. Houdini’s longest and most publicized confrontation with a spirit medium began in 1924, when he took on a woman named Mina Crandon, known publicly as "Margery."
In 1899, Harry Houdini was ready to retire as an entertainer. Acrobat, illusionist, hypnotist, and puppeteer -- Houdini had tried all of these and more, and nothing had worked. Then he met Martin Beck.
