The Men Who Built America

The Men Who Built America

Ended First aired 16/Oct/2012 United States English 1 season(s) 4 episode(s)
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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.
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Season 1 · Season 1
4 episode(s) · Air date: 16/Oct/2012
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S1E4
When One Ends, Another Begins
Air date: 11/Nov/2012 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 120 min
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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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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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Changing the Game
Air date: 30/Oct/2012 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 120 min
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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.

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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.

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Bloody Battles
Air date: 23/Oct/2012 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 120 min
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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.

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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.

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A New War Begins
Air date: 16/Oct/2012 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 120 min
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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. 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.

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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. 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.

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Tim Getman
John D. Rockefeller
Michael Chmiel
Michael Chmiel
William Vanderbilt
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David Donahoe
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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Ray Reynolds
J.P. Morgan (The Elder)
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Eric Rolland
J.P Morgan (The Younger)
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Adam Jonas Segaller
Andrew Carnegie (The Elder)
AJ Achinger
AJ Achinger
Andrew Carnegie (The Younger)
Alex Falberg
Alex Falberg
Nikola Tesla
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Cary Donaldson
Henry Ford
Einar Gunn
Einar Gunn
George Westinghouse
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James Kidd
William Jennings Bryan
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Kenneth Cavett
Jim Fisk
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Cameron McNary
Jay Gould
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Joseph Wiegand
Theodore Roosevelt
Justin Morck
Justin Morck
Thomas Edison
John C. Bailey
John C. Bailey
Henry Clay Frick
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Daniel Odell
President William McKinley
Daniel Martin Berkey
Daniel Martin Berkey
Junius Morgan

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