American Experience
Season 12 Episode 4 - New York (4): The Power and the People
6.9 ?
1988
Documentary
"The Power and the People: 1898-1914" recalls the era of mass immigration. "The entire world would arrive on the city's doorstep," says narrator David Ogden Stiers (1.2-million in 1907 alone). "There was a message," says writer Pete Hamill. "Come here, everything is possible." The program also follows the political career of "Happy Warrior" Al Smith; and charts the construction of the subways and the rise of skyscrapers in the clogged city.
Episodes in Season 12
1
New York (1): The Country and the City
55 min
2
New York (2): Order and Disorder
55 min
3
New York (3): Sunshine and Shadow
55 min
4
New York (4): The Power and the People
55 min
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5
New York (5): Cosmopolis
55 min
6
Eleanor Roosevelt
55 min
7
Houdini
55 min
8
Nixon's China Game
55 min
9
The Duel
55 min
10
John Brown's Holy War
55 min
11
George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (1)
55 min
12
George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2)
55 min
13
Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory
55 min
14
Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life
55 min
15
The Wizard of Photography
55 min
