American Experience season 2
Season of television series
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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
| 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 |
| 18 | 2 | "Demon Rum"[2] | Thomas Lennon | Popular Culture | October 10, 1989 |
| 19 | 3 | "A Family Gathering"[3] | Lise Yasui | Biographies, Popular Culture | October 17, 1989 |
| 20 | 4 | "The Great War: 1918"[4] | Tom Weidlinger | War | October 31, 1989 |
| 21 | 5 | "Forever Baseball"[5] | Irv Drasnin | Popular Culture | November 7, 1989 |
| 22 | 6 | "Mr. Sears' Catalogue"[6] | Edward Gray & Mark Obenhaus | Biographies | November 14, 1989 |
| 23 | 7 | "Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven"[7] | Jon Else | Native American History, The Natural Environment | November 21, 1989 |
| 24 | 8 | "Adam Clayton Powell"[8] | Richard Kilberg | Biographies, Civil Rights, Politics | November 28, 1989 |
| 25 | 9 | "Journey to America"[9] | Charles Guggenheim | Popular Culture | December 5, 1989 |
| 26 | 10 | "Ballad of a Mountain Man"[10] | David Hoffman | Biographies, Popular Culture | December 12, 1989 |
| 27 | 11 | "Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice"[11] | William Greaves | Biographies, Civil Rights | December 19, 1989 |
| 28 | 12 | "Orphans of the Storm"[12] | Gill Barnes | War | December 26, 1989 |
| 29 | 13 | "Forbidden City, USA"[13] | Arthur Dong | Popular Culture | January 2, 1990 |
| 30 | 14 | "Battle for Wilderness"[14] | Diane Garey & Lawrence Hott | The American West, The Natural Environment | January 9, 1990 |
| 31 | 15 | "Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad"[15] | Orlando Bagwell | Civil Rights | January 16, 1990 |