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American Experience

Season 9 Episode 3: The Richest Man in the World: Andrew Carnegie

The next episode follows the journey of a young immigrant who overcomes adversity to become a self-made industrialist, constructing a railroad and steel empire from scratch. Despite his vast wealth, he shocks the public by choosing to share his riches with others, a remarkable departure from the ...

Season 9 Episodes:

Episode 4 Hawaii's Last Queen

4. Hawaii's Last Queen

Aired: Jan 27, 1997

Lili'uokalani navigated her royal Hawaiian heritage alongside her interaction...

Episode 5 The Telephone

5. The Telephone

Aired: Feb 3, 1997

The 1876 Centennial Exposition witnessed the groundbreaking introduction of t...

Episode 7 New York Underground

7. New York Underground

Aired: Feb 17, 1997

The next episode delves into the transformative period of New York City's sub...

Episode 9 Gold Fever

9. Gold Fever

Aired: Apr 28, 1997

A pioneering journalist defies conventions to become a celebrated reporter, k...

Episode 10 Gold Fever

10. Gold Fever

Aired: May 12, 1997

In the midst of a crippling 1890s depression, a gold rush sweeps across Ameri...

Episode 16 The Fall of Saigon

16. The Fall of Saigon

Aired: Jun 30, 1997

The next episode explores the Vietnamization of the war, tracing the US troop...

Info about American Experience

Seasons: 37

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres:Documentary, History, Biography