History Classroom: The Men Who Built America(2012)
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First Air Date: 2012-10-12
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Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan, Henry ford – their names are synonymous with innovation, big business and the American Dream. These leaders sparked incredible advances in technology while struggling to consolidate their industries and rise to the top of the business world. The Men Who Built AmericaTM chronicles the connections between these iconic businessmen and explores the way they shaped the country, transforming the U.S. into a global superpower in just 50 years.
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Season 1
Episodes: 8E01
A New War Begins
Air Date: 2012-10-12
As the nation attempts to rebuild following the destruction of the Civil War, Cornelius Vanderbilt is the first to se...
E02
Oil Strike
Air Date: 2012-10-19
Vanderbilt expands his enterprises, realizing that oil is the nation’s next crucial commodity. The demand for oil is ...
E03
A Rivalry Is Born
Air Date: 2012-10-26
Andrew Carnegie is an immigrant from Scotland who arrives in the u.S. with his parents and starts working at age 12. ...
E04
Blood Is Spilled
Air Date: 2012-11-02
Carnegie hires Henry frick to help him achieve his goal of dominating the steel industry and besting Rockefeller. The...
E05
A New Rival Emerges
Air Date: 2012-11-09
While Carnegie and Rockefeller continue to battle, J.P. Morgan arrives on the scene and establishes a bank in New Yor...
E06
Owning It All
Air Date: 2012-11-16
With an investment from Morgan, the Edison Electric Company is created and begins wiring homes in New York. A rival, ...
E07
Taking The White House
Air Date: 2012-11-23
Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie and Morgan have gone unmonitored for decades, but American politicians are about to...
E08
The New Machine
Air Date: 2012-11-30
After McKinley is assassinated, Theodore Roosevelt becomes president and quickly passes a series of regulations incre...
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