TV American Experience - Season 7 Episode 5 : Telegrams from the Dead American Experience - Season 7 Episode 5 : Telegrams from the Dead 6.6/10 by 43 users For 40 years, a new religion called spiritualism affected the nation as no other ever had. Abraham Lincoln, P.T. Barnum, Frederick Douglass, senators, and scientists argued over the discoveries of the spirit world as revealed through mediums. Congress debated whether to provide $40,000 to research the feasibility of using the new wireless technology to reach the other world. But by 1880, as one spectacular fraud after another was revealed, the movement began to fade. Details Casts Posters Images Title American Experience - Season 7 Episode 5 : Telegrams from the Dead 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 7 :Episode 1 FDR (1): The Center of the World (1882-1921) FDR (1): The Center of the World (1882-1921) 1994-10-12 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 7 :Episode 2 FDR (2): Fear Itself (1922-1933) FDR (2): Fear Itself (1922-1933) 1992-10-12 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 7 :Episode 3 FDR (3): The Grandest Job in the World (1933-1940) FDR (3): The Grandest Job in the World (1933-1940) 1994-10-13 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 7 :Episode 4 FDR (4): The Juggler (1940-1945) FDR (4): The Juggler (1940-1945) 1994-10-13 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 7 :Episode 5 Telegrams from the Dead Telegrams from the Dead 1994-10-19 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 7 :Episode 6 Midnight Ramble Midnight Ramble 1994-10-26 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 7 :Episode 7 Battle of the Bulge Battle of the Bulge 1994-11-09 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 7 :Episode 10 One Woman, One Vote (1) One Woman, One Vote (1) 1995-01-23 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 7 :Episode 11 One Woman, One Vote (2) One Woman, One Vote (2) 1995-01-30 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 7 :Episode 12 The Way West (1): Westward, the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (1845-1864) The Way West (1): Westward, the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (1845-1864) 1995-05-08 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 7 :Episode 13 The Way West (2): The Approach of Civilization (1865-1869) The Way West (2): The Approach of Civilization (1865-1869) 1995-05-09 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 7 :Episode 14 The Way West (3): The War for the Black Hills (1870-1876) The Way West (3): The War for the Black Hills (1870-1876) 1995-05-16 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 7 :Episode 15 The Way West (4): Ghost Dance (1877-1893) The Way West (4): Ghost Dance (1877-1893) 1995-05-17 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.