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The men who built America

Label
The men who built America
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rating: M
Main title
The men who built America
resource.otherEventInformation
Originally broadcast on the History Channel in 2012
Runtime
375
Summary
Meet the titans of industry who forged the foundations of a modern America and continue to inspire the pursuit of the fabled American Dream. In this epic mini-series, History shines a spotlight on the influential builders, dreamers and believers whose feats of enterprise during the Gilded Age transformed the United States from a nation reeling from the Civil War into the greatest economic and technological powerhouse in the world. From oil baron John D. Rockefeller, transport tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt and steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, to automotive pioneer Henry Ford and corporate financier J.P. Morgan, The Men Who Built America tells the story of a nation at the crossroads and of the people who catapulted it to prosperity
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action