Tag: American Experience
The Brief, Violent Life of Billy The Kid
The orphan teen who became the most wanted man in the West.
Bonnie and Clyde: The True Story Behind the Legend
Discover the true story of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the Depression-era outlaws whose crimes, romance and deaths became an American legend.
The Forgotten Civil War Roots of Memorial Day
A federal holiday since 1971, the roots of Memorial Day go back over a century prior, to the end of the Civil War.
Why the Amish Rejected Technology
The Industrial Revolution drew a sharp line between traditional and modern ways of life — and between the Amish and their non-Amish neighbors.
Women’s Suffrage and the 19th Amendment Explained
Learn how the women’s suffrage movement led to the 19th Amendment and changed voting rights in the United States forever.
Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History
For generations, Monopoly has been America’s favorite board game, a love letter to unbridled capitalism and — for better or worse — the impulses that make our free-market society tick.
Tony Sarg: Genius At Play
Adventures in Illustration, Puppetry, and American Popular Culture
The Gilded Age
THE GILDED AGE presents a compelling and complex story of one of the most convulsive and transformative eras in American history. In the closing decades of the nineteenth century, the U.S. population doubled in the span of a single generation, national we...
American Oz
Explore the life and times of author L. Frank Baum, the creator of one of the most beloved, enduring and classic American narratives.