American Experience season 2

American Experience
Season 2
No. of episodes	15
Release
Original network	PBS
Original release	October 3, 1989 (1989-10-03) – January 16, 1990 (1990-01-16)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

Season two of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 3, 1989 and concluded on January 16, 1990. This is the second season to feature David McCullough as the host. The season contained 15 new episodes and began with the film The Great Air Race of 1924.

Episodes

See also: List of American Experience episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Categories	Original release date
17	1	"The Great Air Race of 1924" [1]	David Grubin	Technology	October 3, 1989 (1989-10-03)
18	2	"Demon Rum" [2]	Thomas Lennon	Popular Culture	October 10, 1989 (1989-10-10)
19	3	"A Family Gathering" [3]	Lise Yasui	Biographies, Popular Culture	October 17, 1989 (1989-10-17)
20	4	"The Great War: 1918" [4]	Tom Weidlinger	War	October 31, 1989 (1989-10-31)
21	5	"Forever Baseball" [5]	Irv Drasnin	Popular Culture	November 7, 1989 (1989-11-07)
22	6	"Mr. Sears' Catalogue" [6]	Edward Gray & Mark Obenhaus	Biographies	November 14, 1989 (1989-11-14)
23	7	"Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven" [7]	Jon Else	Native American History, The Natural Environment	November 21, 1989 (1989-11-21)
24	8	"Adam Clayton Powell" [8]	Richard Kilberg	Biographies, Civil Rights, Politics	November 28, 1989 (1989-11-28)
25	9	"Journey to America" [9]	Charles Guggenheim	Popular Culture	December 5, 1989 (1989-12-05)
26	10	"Ballad of a Mountain Man" [10]	David Hoffman	Biographies, Popular Culture	December 12, 1989 (1989-12-12)
27	11	"Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice" [11]	William Greaves	Biographies, Civil Rights	December 19, 1989 (1989-12-19)
28	12	"Orphans of the Storm" [12]	Gill Barnes	War	December 26, 1989 (1989-12-26)
29	13	"Forbidden City, USA" [13]	Arthur Dong	Popular Culture	January 2, 1990 (1990-01-02)
30	14	"Battle for Wilderness" [14]	Diane Garey & Lawrence Hott	The American West, The Natural Environment	January 9, 1990 (1990-01-09)
31	15	"Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad" [15]	Orlando Bagwell	Civil Rights	January 16, 1990 (1990-01-16)

References

1. "American Experience | The Great Air Race of 1924". PBS. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
2. "American Experience | Demon Rum". PBS. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
3. "American Experience | A Family Gathering". PBS. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
4. "American Experience | The Great War: 1918". PBS. Archived from the original on March 18, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
5. "American Experience | Forever Baseball". PBS. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
6. "American Experience | Mr. Sears' Catalogue". PBS. Archived from the original on June 14, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
7. "American Experience | Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven". PBS. Archived from the original on July 2, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
8. "American Experience | Adam Clayton Powell". PBS. Archived from the original on May 22, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
9. "American Experience | Journey to America". PBS. Archived from the original on November 24, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
10. "American Experience | Ballad of a Mountain Man". PBS. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
11. "American Experience | Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice". PBS. Archived from the original on November 13, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
12. "American Experience | Orphans of the Storm". PBS. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
13. "American Experience | Forbidden City, USA". PBS. Archived from the original on May 14, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
14. "American Experience | Battle for Wilderness". PBS. Archived from the original on June 27, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
15. "American Experience | Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad". PBS. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.