American Experience
tv show

394 total episodes
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37 seasons
First Aired October 04, 1988
Genres:
Overview
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

Mr. Sears' Catalogue
Season 2 - Episode 7 - 1h 55m
Air Date
November 14, 1989
Overview
They started selling watches. Then Richard Sears and Alva Curtis Roebuck started a revolution -- a "wish book" that made life on the farm a little easier and put consumer goods within reach of every American. A story of entrepreneurial triumph as well as an affectionate portrait of America from the 1890s through the 1920s.