The Men Who Built America
The Men Who Built America
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The Men Who Built America

8.0 / 10
2012
1 season
4 episodes
Documentary

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.

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Seasons

  • A New War Begins

    1.A New War Begins

    10.0
    16-10-2012120m

    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....

  • Bloody Battles

    2.Bloody Battles

    7.7
    23-10-2012120m

    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...

  • Changing the Game

    3.Changing the Game

    7.7
    30-10-2012120m

    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.

  • When One Ends, Another Begins

    4.When One Ends, Another Begins

    8.7
    11-11-2012120m

    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.

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