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The Men Who Built America

The Men Who Built America
★ 8.0/10•2012•2h 0m•TV-PG•Documentary
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Influential builders, dreamers and believers whose feats transformed the United States, a nation decaying from the inside after the Civil War, into the greatest economic and technological superpower the world had ever seen. The Men Who Built America is the story of a nation at the crossroads and of the people who catapulted it to prosperity.

StatusEnded
Runtime2h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 16, 2012

Episodes

Episode 1 - A New War BeginsE1120m

A New War Begins

As the nation attempts to rebuild following the destruction of the Civil War, Cornelius Vanderbilt is the first to see the need for unity to regain America’s stature in the world. He sells his shipping empire to invest everything in the railroads, knowing they’re the best chance for uniting East and West as never before.

Oct 16, 2012

Episode 2 - Bloody BattlesE2120m

Bloody Battles

As it recovers from the Civil War, America undertakes the largest building phase of the country's history. While much of the growth is driven by railroads and oil, it's built using steel.

Oct 23, 2012

Episode 3 - Changing the GameE3120m

Changing the Game

The steel and oil have forever changed the face of America, but they are just the beginning. JP Morgan arrives on the scene and expedites growth through finance.

Oct 30, 2012

Episode 4 - When One Ends, Another BeginsE4120m

When One Ends, Another Begins

Railroads, oil, steel and electricity have all been harnessed in less than 50 years, but the face of America is changing and will never be the same.

Nov 11, 2012

Actors

Tim Getman

John D. Rockefeller

Michael Chmiel

Michael Chmiel

William Vanderbilt

David Donahoe

Cornelius Vanderbilt

Ray Reynolds

J.P. Morgan (The Elder)

Eric Rolland

J.P Morgan (The Younger)

Adam Jonas Segaller

Andrew Carnegie (The Elder)

AJ Achinger

AJ Achinger

Andrew Carnegie (The Younger)

Alex Falberg

Alex Falberg

Nikola Tesla

Cary Donaldson

Henry Ford

Einar Gunn

Einar Gunn

George Westinghouse

James Kidd

William Jennings Bryan

Kenneth Cavett

Jim Fisk

Cameron McNary

Jay Gould

Joseph Wiegand

Theodore Roosevelt

Justin Morck

Justin Morck

Thomas Edison

John C. Bailey

John C. Bailey

Henry Clay Frick

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