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American Experience•Season 2•Episode 11

Ballad of a Mountain Man

7.1/10 · 28 votesDec 12, 198955 min

Ranked #6 of 15 in Season 2•+0.3 vs season avg

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Bascom Lamar Lunsford was a pioneer folklorist who in the 1920s began a campaign to preserve mountain music and dance. He dignified what was known as "hillbilly music." Knocking on doors of local banjo pickers and fiddlers, listening to their songs, he amassed an extraordinary

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The Great Air Race of 1924

Demon Rum

A Family Gathering

The Great War: 1918

Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil

Forever Baseball

Mr. Sears' Catalogue

Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven

Adam Clayton Powell

Journey to America

Ballad of a Mountain Man

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Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice

Orphans of the Storm

Forbidden City, USA

Battle for Wilderness

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Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad

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Episode Summary

"Ballad of a Mountain Man" is episode 11 of American Experience season 2. It scored 7.1/10 from 28 votes, ranking #6 of 15 episodes this season (season average 6.8). It aired on December 12, 1989.

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