Overview
"Sunshine and Shadow: 1865-1898" During the Gilded Age, New York "was home to the greatest concentration of wealth in human history," says narrator David Ogden Stiers. And, he adds, "the greatest concentration of poverty." This episode surveys that dichotomy, from Fifth Avenue mansions to slums documented by Jacob Riis in "How the Other Half Lives." Also recalled: the fall of William H. "Boss" Tweed ("he took a fall for the system," claims Pete Hamill).
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12 - 1New York (1): The Country and the City November 14, 1999 -
12 - 2New York (2): Order and Disorder November 15, 1999 -
12 - 3New York (3): Sunshine and Shadow November 16, 1999 -
12 - 4New York (4): The Power and the People November 17, 1999 -
12 - 5New York (5): Cosmopolis November 18, 1999 -
12 - 6Eleanor Roosevelt January 10, 2000 -
12 - 7Houdini January 24, 2000 -
12 - 8Nixon's China Game January 31, 2000 -
12 - 9The Duel February 14, 2000 -
12 - 10John Brown's Holy War February 28, 2000 -
12 - 11George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (1) April 23, 2000 -
12 - 12George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2) April 24, 2000 -
12 - 13Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory May 01, 2000 -
12 - 14Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life May 08, 2000 -
12 - 15The Wizard of Photography May 23, 2000