TV American Experience - Season 20 Episode 11 : Walt Whitman American Experience - Season 20 Episode 11 : Walt Whitman 6.6/10 by 43 users This American Experience tells Whitman's life story, from his working class childhood in Long Island, to his years as a newspaper reporter in Brooklyn when he struggled to support his impoverished family, then to his reckless pursuit of the attention and affection he craved for his work, to his death in 1892. Details Casts Posters Images Title American Experience - Season 20 Episode 11 : Walt Whitman Alternative Titles The American Experience First Air Date 1988-10-04 Last Air Date 2026-01-06 Number of Episodes 400 Number of Seasons 38 Genres Documentary, Networks PBS, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List American Experience Season 20 :Episode 1 Oswald's Ghost Oswald's Ghost 2008-01-14 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 20 :Episode 2 The Lobotomist The Lobotomist 2008-01-21 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 20 :Episode 3 Eyes on the Prize (7 & 8): The Time Has Come/Two Societies Eyes on the Prize (7 & 8): The Time Has Come/Two Societies 2008-02-03 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 20 :Episode 4 Grand Central Grand Central 2008-02-04 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 20 :Episode 5 Eyes on the Prize (9 & 10): Power!/The Promised Land Eyes on the Prize (9 & 10): Power!/The Promised Land 2008-02-10 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 20 :Episode 6 Eyes on the Prize (11 & 12): Ain't Gonna' Shuffle No More/A Nation of Law? Eyes on the Prize (11 & 12): Ain't Gonna' Shuffle No More/A Nation of Law? 2008-02-17 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 20 :Episode 7 Eyes on the Prize (13 & 14): The Keys to the Kingdom/Back to the Movement Eyes on the Prize (13 & 14): The Keys to the Kingdom/Back to the Movement 2008-02-24 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 20 :Episode 8 Kit Carson Kit Carson 2008-02-18 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 20 :Episode 9 Buffalo Bill Buffalo Bill 2008-02-25 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 20 :Episode 10 Minik: The Lost Eskimo Minik: The Lost Eskimo 2009-03-31 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 20 :Episode 11 Walt Whitman Walt Whitman 2008-04-14 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 20 :Episode 12 Roberto Clemente Roberto Clemente 2008-04-21 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 20 :Episode 13 George H.W. Bush (1) George H.W. Bush (1) 2008-05-05 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 20 :Episode 14 George H.W. Bush (2) George H.W. Bush (2) 2008-05-06 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.