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Sealab | Digital Short
George Bond: Diving Pioneer

An American doctor and Navy officer, Captain George Bond spearheaded U.S. Navy's Sealab I, II and III.
59 SEC
The Swamp | Digital Short
The Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928

The Okeechobee Hurricane claimed one of the highest death tolls of any natural disasters in American history.
1 MIN 30 SEC
The Swamp | Digital Short
Marjory Stoneman Douglas: Poet of the Everglades

A reporter for The Miami Herald, Marjory Stoneman Douglas advocated for conservation.
1 MIN 32 SEC
The Swamp | Digital Short
Hamilton Disston: Pioneering Everglades Developer

Hamilton Disston visioned the Everglades into dry land for cultivation.
1 MIN 14 SEC
Into the Amazon | Digital Short
Filming with Wildlife

Snakes, spiders, and howler monkeys are just a few of the things this filmmaking team encountered in the Amazon.
1 MIN 26 SEC
Into the Amazon | Digital Short
Filming in the Amazon

A filmmaking team ventures into the Amazon to bring to life Teddy Roosevelt’s harrowing journey down an uncharted river.
1 MIN 15 SEC
Into the Amazon | Digital Short
Kermit Roosevelt

When Theodore Roosevelt was near death on the banks of an uncharted river in the Brazilian Amazon, he pleaded with his son to leave him behind. But Kermit Roosevelt refused.
1 MIN 28 SEC
Into the Amazon | Digital Short
Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt’s 1914 trip down the River of Doubt in Brazil’s Amazon brought him to the brink of death.
1 MIN 17 SEC
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.
1 MIN 13 SEC
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Coming in 2018

Executive Producer Mark Samels on what's coming to American Experience in early 2018.
30 SEC
Into the Amazon | Trailer
Into the Amazon: Trailer

The remarkable story of the journey taken by President Theodore Roosevelt and legendary Brazilian explorer Cândido Rondon into the heart of the South American rainforest to chart an unexplored tributary of the Amazon in 1914.
30 SEC
Rachel Carson | Digital Short
Malaria and the Silent Spring

In this co-production with Retro Report, scientists and historians weigh in on Rachel Carson, and today’s battle against malaria.
12 MIN 30 SEC

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