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The Men Who Built America

The Men Who Built America

TV-PG2012•2h 0m•8.0/10
Documentary

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8.0/10(187)

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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Production

Stephen David Entertainment

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

October 16, 2012

Last Aired

November 11, 2012

Networks

History

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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
A New War Begins
E1
A New War Begins
Air date: 2012-10-16
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.
Bloody Battles
E2
Bloody Battles
Air date: 2012-10-23
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.
Changing the Game
E3
Changing the Game
Air date: 2012-10-30
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
E4
When One Ends, Another Begins
Air date: 2012-11-11
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.

Cast

Tim Getman

John D. Rockefeller

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

Daniel Odell

President William McKinley

Daniel Martin Berkey

Daniel Martin Berkey

Junius Morgan

John Keabler

Charles M Schwab

Don Meehan Jr

Don Meehan Jr

Thomas Scott

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