Synopsis
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.
Episodes
Season 11
A New War BeginsAs 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.120m2
Bloody BattlesAs 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.120m3
Changing the GameThe 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.120m4
When One Ends, Another BeginsRailroads, 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.120m
A New War BeginsAs 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.120m2Bloody BattlesAs 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.120m3Changing the GameThe 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.120m4When One Ends, Another BeginsRailroads, 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.120mCast
Tim GetmanJohn D. Rockefeller
David DonahoeCornelius Vanderbilt
Ray ReynoldsJ.P. Morgan (The Elder)
Eric RollandJ.P Morgan (The Younger)
Adam Jonas SegallerAndrew Carnegie (The Elder)
Cary DonaldsonHenry Ford
James KiddWilliam Jennings Bryan
Kenneth CavettJim Fisk
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