American Experience
Season 15 Episode 3 - Chicago: City of the Century (1): Mudhole to Metropolis
A three-part history based on historian Donald L. Miller's book "City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America." Part 1 begins with the arrival of French explorers Marquette and Joliet in 1673, and follows the digging of canals, and the arrival of railroads and industry. It ends with the Great Fire of 1871, which interrupted the city's explosive 19th-century growth only momentarily.
Episodes in Season 15
Jimmy Carter (1): Jimmy Who?
55 min
Jimmy Carter (2): Hostage
55 min
Chicago: City of the Century (1): Mudhole to Metropolis
55 min
Chicago: City of the Century (2): The Revolution Has Begun
55 min
Chicago: City of the Century (3): Battle for Chicago
55 min
The Murder of Emmett Till
55 min
Transcontinental Railroad
55 min
Partners of the Heart
55 min
The Pill
55 min
Daughter from Danang
55 min
Seabiscuit
55 min
Bataan Rescue
55 min
Murder at Harvard
55 min