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American Experience Season 1 Episode 1

The Great San Francisco Earthquake

From Enrico Caruso to the ordinary San Franciscan, this film presents vivid memories of those trapped in the terrifying event of 1906. Four hundred eighty square blocks were reduced to rubble; thousands were killed, tens of thousands left homeless. Then the heroic struggle to rebuild a city from the ashes began.

Oct. 04, 1988

1 - 16
Sins of Our MothersJan. 17, 1989
1 - 15
The World That Moses BuiltJan. 10, 1989
1 - 14
Eudora Welty: One Writer's BeginningsJan. 03, 1989
1 - 13
Views of a Vanishing FrontierDec. 27, 1988
1 - 12
Hearts and HandsDec. 20, 1988
1 - 11
The Radio PriestDec. 13, 1988
1 - 10
That Rhythm... Those BluesDec. 06, 1988
1 - 9
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: RevisitedNov. 29, 1988
1 - 8
Geronimo and the Apache ResistanceNov. 22, 1988
1 - 7
Kennedy vs. Wallace: A Crisis Up CloseNov. 15, 1988
1 - 6
Do You Mean There Are Still Real Cowboys?Nov. 08, 1988
1 - 5
The Life and Times of Rosie the RiveterNov. 01, 1988
1 - 4
Eric Sevareid's Not So Wild A DreamOct. 25, 1988
1 - 3
Indians, Outlaws and Angie DeboOct. 18, 1988
1 - 2
Radio BikiniOct. 11, 1988
1 - 1
The Great San Francisco EarthquakeOct. 04, 1988