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The Story Of America: Part III: Leading The World

58 minutes

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Black and white photo of a crowd of people carrying luggage from a ship in the background. Caption. 25 million people will touch our shores.

Advances the history of the United States from boom times after the Civil War to the near end of the 20th century. Covers the end of the frontier and Indian wars, the surge of industrialization and the robber barons, waves of immigrants, and both world wars from which America emerges a world leader. Also chronicles the Great Depression, the 19th Amendment, the cold war, McCarthyism, and Vietnam. Proposes that today's idea of freedom is larger than that which was at the country's beginning. Old footage, quotes, and historians' perspectives add flavor and impact.

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Linear print of a colonial fort topped with a flag. Boats sail in the water and mountains stand in the background. Caption. People of every sort keep coming to America's shores.
The Story Of America
Episode 1
57 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 11
Cluster of plain buildings stand beneath a partly cloudy sky. Caption. Forever altering the nature of work in America.
The Story Of America
Episode 2
58 minutes
Grade Level: 5 - 11
Black and white photo of a crowd of people carrying luggage from a ship in the background. Caption. 25 million people will touch our shores.
The Story Of America
Episode 3
58 minutes
Grade Level: 5 - 11