American Experience
Season 10 Episode 9 - Riding the Rails
6.6 ?
1988
Documentary
During the Depression-era 1930's, tens of thousands of teenagers hopped freight trains in search of a better life elsewhere. What they found was a mixture of adventure, camaraderie, hardship and loneliness. The evocative stories of teen hoboes crisscrossing America during tough times.
Episodes in Season 10
1
Truman (1): An Accident of Democracy
55 min
2
Truman (2): The Moon, the Stars and All the Planets
55 min
3
A Midwife's Tale
55 min
4
Mr. Miami Beach
55 min
5
Influenza 1918
55 min
6
Reagan (1): Lifeguard
115 min
7
Reagan (2): An American Crusade
55 min
8
Surviving the Dust Bowl
55 min
9
Riding the Rails
55 min
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