New York: A Documentary Film

  • : 1999
  • : 9
  • : 4
  • PBS
  • Documentary History Mini-series

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The Country and the City (1609-1825)
Episode overview
14, 1999
The series begins by identifying the key themes that shaped New York's history: commerce and capitalism, diversity and democracy, transformation and creativity. The episode charts the .. show full overview
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Order and Disorder (1825-1865)
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15, 1999
Already established as America's premier port, New York City swelled into the nation's greatest industrial metropolis as a massive wave of German and Irish immigration turned the city .. show full overview
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Sunshine and Shadow (1865-1898)
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16, 1999
Now the spotlight shines on the growth, glamour and grief of New York during America's giddy postwar "Gilded Age." Exploring the incomparable wealth of the robber barons and the .. show full overview
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The Power and the People (1898-1918)
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17, 1999
As New York spilled into the new century, the extraordinary interplay of capitalism, democracy and transformation surged to a climax. During a single generation, over 10 million .. show full overview
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Cosmopolis (1919-1931)
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18, 1999
In this short but dazzling period, New York became the focal point of an extraordinary array of human and cultural energies, reaching its highest levels of urban excitement and glamour. .. show full overview
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City of Tomorrow (1929-1941)
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30, 2001
In little more than ten years, immense new forces were unleashed in New York, from the Depression itself to the New Deal, which permanently altered the city and the country. Along the .. show full overview
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The City and the World (1945-2000)
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01, 2001
In exploring the social, economic and physical forces that swept through the city in the post-war period, Episode Seven examines the great African-American migration and Puerto Rican .. show full overview
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The Center of the World (1946-2003) Part 2
Episode overview
05, 2003
Examines the rise and fall of the World Trade Center -- from its conception in the post-World War II economic boom, through its controversial construction in the 1960s and 1970s, to its .. show full overview
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The Center of the World (1946-2003)
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08, 2003
Examines the rise and fall of the World Trade Center -- from its conception in the post-World War II economic boom, through its controversial construction in the 1960s and 1970s, to its .. show full overview