American Experience (1988 – ...)

1988 • 38 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

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Episode 16 — Sins of Our Mothers

Name: Episode 16 — Sins of Our Mothers
Released: 1989-01-17
Duration: 55 min

Season 1 • American Experience

Released: 1989-01-17 • Documentary

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A Gothic tale of sin and redemption in 19th century New England. A small town in Maine reacts to the unconventional behavior of one of its young residents, a woman named Emeline Gurney. A fascinating examination of small town mores.

Episodes

Episode 1
The Great San Francisco Earthquake
1988-10-04

Episode 2
Radio Bikini
1988-10-11

Episode 3
Indians, Outlaws and Angie Debo
1988-10-18

Episode 4
Eric Sevareid's Not So Wild A Dream
1988-10-25

Episode 5
The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter
1988-11-01

Episode 6
Do You Mean There Are Still Real Cowboys?
1988-11-08

Episode 7
Kennedy vs. Wallace: A Crisis Up Close
1988-11-15

Episode 8
Geronimo and the Apache Resistance
1988-11-22

Episode 9
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: Revisited
1988-11-29

Episode 10
That Rhythm, Those Blues
1988-12-06

Episode 11
The Radio Priest
1988-12-13

Episode 12
Hearts and Hands
1988-12-20

Episode 13
Views of a Vanishing Frontier
1988-12-27

Episode 14
Eudora Welty: One Writer's Beginnings
1989-01-03

Episode 15
The World That Moses Built
1989-01-10

Episode 16
Sins of Our Mothers
1989-01-17

Information

Episode air date	17.01.1989
Episode runtime	55 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	6.6
IMDb series rating	8.6
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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