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  4. The Men Who Built America - Season 1

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The Men Who Built America - Season 1

Series: Men Who Built America
4.7
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Episodes
8
Rating
TV14
Year
2012
Language
English
Publisher
A+E Networks

About

Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Astor, Ford and Morgan. Their names are part of history and synonymous with the American dream. These men transformed every industry they touched: oil, rail, steel, shipping, automobiles, and finance. Their efforts transformed a country. Rising from poverty, their paths crossed repeatedly as they elected presidents, set economic policies and influenced major events of their day - from the Civil War to The Great Depression. 12 million historical negatives, many made available for the first time by the Library of Congress, are brought to life to offer an unprecedented view of America's Industrial Age and the men who built it.

Related Subjects

  • History
  • Documentary

Episodes

1. A New War Begins

44m

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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.

2. Oil Strike

44m

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Kerosene is lighting America after dark in unprecedented ways. The demand for oil is sky high and Vanderbilt knows that oil can fill his trains.

3. A Rivalry Is Born

44m

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Andrew Carnegie immigrates to the United States with his parents and starts working at age 12. He finds a patron in railroad executive Tom Scott who teaches him about the business.

4. Blood Is Spilled

44m

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Carnegie hires a hatchet man, Henry Frick, to help him achieve his goal of besting Rockefellar. The partnership seems promising, but Carnegie does not know that Frick is running his factories far beyond capacity.

5. A New Rival Emerges

44m

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While Carnegie and Rockefeller continue to battle, JP Morgan arrives on the scene and establishes a bank in New York City that has one goal: to further the technological advancements of America.

6. Owning It All

44m

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With an investment from Morgan, the Edison Electric Company is created and begins wiring homes in New York. A rival, Nikola Tesla, soon emerges with a different technology for electric light.

7. Taking the White House

44m

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Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Morgan have gone unmonitored for decades, but American politicians are about to change that.

8. The New Machine

44m

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A young engineer named Henry Ford devises the plan for a gas-powered car.

Extended Details

  • SeriesMen Who Built America
  • Closed CaptionsEnglish

Artists

Campbell ScottActor
H. W. BrandsActor
Mark CubanActor