American Experience season 24

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American Experience
Season 24
No. of episodes8
Release
Original network PBS
Original releaseJanuary 10 (2012-01-10) 
September 18, 2012 (2012-09-18)
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Season twenty-four of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on January 10, 2012 and concluded on September 18, 2012. The season contained eight new episodes and began with the film Billy the Kid. [1]

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byCategoriesOriginal air date
2771"Billy the Kid" [2] John Maggio Biographies, The American WestJanuary 10, 2012 (2012-01-10)
2782"Custer's Last Stand" [3] Stephen Ives Biographies, Native American History, The American WestJanuary 17, 2012 (2012-01-17)
2793"Clinton (Part 1)" [4] Barak GoodmanBiographies, Politics, PresidentsFebruary 20, 2012 (2012-02-20)

  • Part 1: "The Comeback Kid"
2804"Clinton (Part 2)"Barak GoodmanBiographies, Politics, PresidentsFebruary 21, 2012 (2012-02-21)

  • Part 2: "The Survivor"
2815"The Amish" [5] David Belton Biographies, Popular CultureFebruary 28, 2012 (2012-02-28)
2826"Grand Coulee Dam" [6] Stephen IvesNative American History, Technology, The
American West, The Natural Environment
April 3, 2012 (2012-04-03)
2837"Jesse Owens" [7] Laruens GrantBiographies, Civil Rights, Popular Culture, WarMay 1, 2012 (2012-05-01)
2848"Death and the Civil War" [8] Ric Burns Popular Culture, WarSeptember 18, 2012 (2012-09-18)

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References

  1. "Series Overview". American Experience. WGBH Educational Foundation. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  2. "American Experience | Billy the Kid". PBS. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  3. "American Experience | Custer's Last Stand". PBS. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  4. "American Experience | Clinton". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  5. "American Experience | The Amish". PBS. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  6. "American Experience | Grand Coulee Dam". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  7. "American Experience | Jesse Owens". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  8. "American Experience | Death and the Civil War". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.